LinuxWorld: Linux and the monopoly game -- by Nicholas Petreley | Linux Today

LinuxWorld: Linux and the monopoly game — by Nicholas Petreley

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 30, 1999

“Some readers have expressed concern that Red Hat could
eventually replace Microsoft as the tyrannical keeper of the
operating system of the future. Nick is having a very difficult
time imagining this scenario unfolding.”

“LinuxWorld ran an interesting poll recently. With a reader
sample size of almost 900 people, 74% of them said Red Hat Linux is
becoming synonymous with Linux.”

“Could Red Hat monopolize the desktop operating system market
the way Microsoft has?”


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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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