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Computerworld: Upcoming Linux Versions Aim for Windows Ease of Use

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 21, 1999

“Caldera Systems Inc. and Corel Corp. are taking dead aim at
Redmond’s operating-system dominance by emphasizing ease of use and
office productivity in their next versions of Linux due later this
year.

“Users and analysts said that even if the versions fulfill their
promise of making Linux – a free variant of Unix – as user-friendly
as Windows, they could still take years to challenge
Windows…”

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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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