CRN: Tough competition in Linux market | Linux Today

CRN: Tough competition in Linux market

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 10, 1999

“Caldera Inc. and Red Hat Software Inc. are among the leading
companies actively extending Linux to an ever-widening audience,
but they pose a tough business proposition for resellers,
integrators and distributors.”

“Having decided to go with Linux, VARs must choose a Linux
provider. Once firmly ensconced in the hands of collaborative
programmers, hobbyists and academics, Linux rapidly is becoming a
full-blown commercialized phenomenon.”

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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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