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Silicon.com: Linux set to dominate industry, says Corel chief

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 30, 1999

“Linux will be the most exciting growth platform over the next
ten years, according to Dr Mike Cowpland, president and CEO of
Corel.”

“In an exclusive video interview with Silicon.com, Cowpland
said he believes the open source operating system (OS) will
experience the biggest OS growth since Windows, and said that his
company is now in the perfect position to exploit this.

“This week, Corel teamed up with Inprise, the software and
services company, to accelerate commercial mainstreaming of Linux
technology by forming a joint R&D alliance.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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