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Star-Tribune: Linux not ready for prime time — or Windows

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 24, 1999

“Linux, a free and easily modified version of the Unix operating
system, recently was touted as a rival of Microsoft Windows by no
less than Microsoft itself.”

“Unfortunately, I concluded that Windows should pick on somebody
its own size.”

“While Linux might be the easiest-to-use version of Unix so far,
it has years to go before it can challenge Windows 95 or Windows
98. Linux is hard to set up, difficult to use and lacks meaningful
business software. I’m no casual user of computers, having been
involved with PCs since 1983. But I’m a novice where Unix is
concerned.”


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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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