CBS MarketWatch: 1999 in review, Top Ten Stories | Linux Today

CBS MarketWatch: 1999 in review, Top Ten Stories

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 28, 1999

“6. Linux mania”

When it burst onto the scene a couple years ago as a
rebellion against Windows and other established operating systems
for computers, the Linux “open-source” movement of code-sharing
probably seemed a bit obscure to most investors. That changed
really fast this year
, and all it took was a few
history-making initial public offerings of so-called Linux
plays….”


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Web Webster

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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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