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Bloomberg: AT&T Tests Linux to Replace Microsoft’s Windows on 70,000 PCs

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 5, 2004

“AT&T Corp. is testing Linux software as a replacement for
Microsoft Corp.’s Windows operating system, which runs the 70,000
personal computers used by its employees.

“A decision by AT&T to abandon Windows would be Microsoft’s
biggest loss to the 13-year-old Linux system. A surge in viruses
and efforts to cut costs have driven customers to look for
alternatives to Windows, which dominates the $10 billion market for
PC operating systems…”


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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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