Two Signs of the Time | Linux Today

Two Signs of the Time

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 26, 2007

“Two useful indicators of the increasing viability of Linux on
the desktop; one personal, one public. The public one is the
imminent announcement of preinstalled Linux on Dell Desktop
machines, combined with the news that Vista is foundering enough
for OEMs to fall back to XP.

“The other, more personal, is what happened when I went into
CompUSA last night to buy a new laptop. Because I do Linux product
reviews, it had to be able to dual-boot Linux well, and
specifically support Beryl…”


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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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