osOpinion: NT versus Linux for small-business networking | Linux Today

osOpinion: NT versus Linux for small-business networking

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 8, 1999

Thanks to Christopher
Fitch
for this link.

“Due to my own experience, I harbor serious doubts about the
ability of the average non-technical small business owner or
workgroup leader to easily use BackOffice Small Business Server
4.0… Given the relatively high cost of deploying the software
package, this could be an expensive and frustrating mistake for
real-world small business owners with limited resources.”

“In contrast to published accounts insinuating otherwise, I
found Linux to be easy to learn and fun to work with, as well as
the lowest-cost option.”

Complete
story
.

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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