What PC?: The Winds of Change | Linux Today

What PC?: The Winds of Change

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 2, 2003

“The alternative desktop movement is gathering momentum, so much
so that 2004 could prove to be one of the most challenging years in
Microsoft’s history.

“For customers the news is good. Competition will mean lower
prices, greater interoperability and better manageability.

“For disties, ISVs and VARs the opportunity is clear. Here are
new platforms to deploy, support and write software for, with
plenty of retraining, integration and services
opportunities…”

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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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