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Windows Magazine: Killer OS

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 23, 1998

“Linus Torvalds had no intention of impacting Microsoft’s sales.
Linux was designed to be an alternative, not a replacement. The
fact that Linux is replacing Windows on the desktop and in the
server room in some corporations and homes is testimony to its
quality.”

And this, from the Champion Against
FUD
, Eric Green. – lt ed

“Over the next three years, those of us in the Linux industry
believe that the OS will end up getting approximately 20% of the
server market, with Novell holding another 20%, Microsoft with 50%
and other UNIX-type servers holding the remaining 10%. My current
projections are that Linux will hold approximately 50% of the
workgroup server market in six years”

Complete
Story

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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