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TechWeb: Users Say Life Would Be OK Without Microsoft

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 24, 1999

“As PC Expo wrapped up Thursday, show attendees here said the
dependency on Microsoft in their workplaces could easily be
replaced by others.”

“In a random poll conducted Thursday among corporate information
technology workers, users expressed little loyalty to the Redmond,
Wash.-based software maker in the antitrust case brought by the
U.S. Department of Justice. That case was expected to complete the
final day of the trial stage Thursday…”

“Microsoft’s bigger problem is not the Department of Justice,
but the Linux OS, said Henry Mullan, technical officer at Chase
Manhattan Bank in New York.”

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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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