Disruption in the OS Market? Hardly | Linux Today

Disruption in the OS Market? Hardly

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 30, 2008

“Perhaps you’ve been unsettled by the singular message of change
espoused by every U.S. Presidential candidate this election season;
or maybe you were disturbed when Dick York replaced Dick Sargent as
Darrin on ‘Bewitched’; or you just don’t like chocolate in your
peanut butter.

“If you are someone like this who just likes the status quo,
then the theme of the recent report from Gartner outlining the
future of the operating system (OS) market may be a bit unsettling
to you: Increased disruption lies ahead, and there doesn’t seem to
be any way to stop it…”

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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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