Datamation: The Emerging Dell-Linux-Apple War | Linux Today

Datamation: The Emerging Dell-Linux-Apple War

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 2, 2007

“While we spend a lot of time talking about Linux vs. Windows
and Windows vs. the MacOS, the real battle for the Windows desktop
alternative may be the preliminary round between the MacOS and
Linux. That battle really kicks off this year with Apple stepping
up their effort sharply with the Leopard, and Dell becoming
aggressive (with others likely to follow) with SUSE Linux (though
this choice may change).

“These two platforms have distinct advantages and disadvantages
against each other and the winner will likely be the solution that
walks away with the greatest number of advantages and the least
number of disadvantages…”

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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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