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Network Times: So Linux Turns Out to be a Yawn

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 30, 2006

“I expect I will be getting a few e-mails saying something about
‘u sez u dnt lik linux, u suc,’ for stating this, but here goes:
From the facts I have been seeing, Linux is definitely not taking
over the world.

“In the server arena the system seems to be doing well as a Web
server or even an applications server in the small to mid-market,
but when it comes to enterprise, we only see Linux here and there.
Even in the mid-tier, I have heard many companies opting to move to
either Microsoft or Unix (on the higher end) because of the
problems experienced with skills and support. Put simply, Linux is
too difficult to manage…”


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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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