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Linux.com: The Story of Two Penguins

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 22, 1999

“While Microsoft begs the Department of Justice not to break up
the company, Linux continues to builds momentum. Today it is
hard to a find a software company that isn’t porting its products
to Linux or forming a strategy to take advantage of Linux’s
burgeoning popularity.

“This boom has created two classes of companies: the haves and
the have-nots. I will focus my discussion on Red Hat Software
versus Corel Corp. While Corel has more than one product for the
Linux operating system, Corel does not come close to reaching the
investor frenzy, which has taken a lock at Red Hat.”

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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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