SRO: Open Source's Silver Lining | Linux Today

SRO: Open Source’s Silver Lining

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 15, 1999

Smart Reseller Online says: “While many software vendors and
their resellers are quick to dismiss open source as a short-lived,
low-margin apparition, others have managed to find a silver
lining.”

“If your customers don’t have their hearts set on NT or Solaris,
why not build them a comparable solution based on open-source
products? The money you save by not having to shell out hundreds or
thousands of dollars in operating-system and application products
can go right into your pocket.”

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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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