BW: Phenomenal Response to TheLinuxStore.com Launch; CPU Redefines the Landscape of Linux System Pricing | Linux Today

BW: Phenomenal Response to TheLinuxStore.com Launch; CPU Redefines the Landscape of Linux System Pricing

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 9, 1999

“CPU Micromart through TheLinuxStore.com has received
encouraging, even overwhelming response from both the press and the
public.”

“Following a front-page story from CNet’s www.news.com site,
traffic to the new site skyrocketed. Within hours of the story
release, TheLinuxStore.com began receiving coverage of the story
from Netscape’s Netcenter, Snap, ABC News, Red Hat’s Website, and
Linux Weekly News. Interest appears Global with features
originating at sites from France to Japan.”

“”Today www.slashdot.org featured a front-page mention of the
news.com story with a headline about low-cost Linux systems. Within
minute’s traffic to TheLinuxStore.com surpassed initial
expectations for our new site. Over the course of the day we were
seeing traffic surpass 1 Million hits.”


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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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