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TechWeb: Linux Founder Sees Software Price Crash

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 23, 1999

Computer software prices will crash when the need for
constant upgrades disappears, and this is only a matter of
time
, leading computer and software expert Linus Torvalds said
on Thursday.”

“There are already some signs of this beginning,” said Torvalds,
developer of the free operating system Linux. “[A crash] may come
three years from now…”

“Torvalds predicted that demand for customized software such as
Linux, which can be tailored to a client’s specifications, would
rise in the future.”

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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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