Windows IT Pro: So Much for the Linux Threat | Linux Today

Windows IT Pro: So Much for the Linux Threat

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 5, 2005

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“The Linux hype has just one little problem. Despite steady
improvements over the past several years and the support of major
IT companies such as IBM, Novell, and even Sun Microsystems, Linux
seems stuck in a perpetual holding pattern, unable to eat away at
Microsoft’s server market share. And as the PC industry comes out
of an economic recession and enterprises resume technology
spending, it’s interesting to note that Microsoft solutions, not
open-source solutions such as Linux, are making the biggest
gains…”


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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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