How Do We Attract the Next Generation? | Linux Today

How Do We Attract the Next Generation?

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 25, 2008

“Case in point. In the 80’s and 90’s, Apple computer’s “Apples
for the students” program where they put thousands of Mac into the
schools, creating legions of new user. Most school systems use
Windows, either because that is what is in the “corporate” back
office and is therefore easy to support or that is the only
software the teachers know how to use because that is what they
have at home.”


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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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