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Wall Street Journal: Linux Firms Sidestep Hitch That The Software Is Free

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 10, 1999

It’s a lesson in “New Economics” 101: If your main
technology is free, the way to keep investors happy is to . . .
threaten to lose more money.

“That is, at least, what Linux companies are banking on these
days.”

“Linux is the operating-system software that is a growing threat
to Microsoft. The many Linux companies that have cropped up in the
past few years seem to have a lot going for them. These include
marketplace momentum, a loud buzz, and — in the case of Red Hat
Software — a multibillion-dollar initial public offering that has
numerous other Linux start-ups scrambling to go public, too.”

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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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