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Win the Desktop, and You Will Win the Server

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 18, 2008

“Red Hat has recently announced that they have ‘No plans for a
traditional consumer desktop.’ Let me explain why I think Red Hat
needs to change their business strategy.

“First, a short history lesson. Before the arrival of Windows NT
Server, Novell Netware claimed 90% of the market for PC based
servers. However, Netware made a near fatal mistake when they did
not provide a GUI interface soon enough…”


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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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