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Chicago Tribune: Linux flexes muscles in front of Microsoft

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 20, 1999

“Chicago gets a first-hand look on Monday morning at what has
become almost a moral crusade, an anti-Microsoft movement called
Linux now sweeping the computer industry.”

“The battle between St. George of Linux and the digital dragon
known as Microsoft will be joined before a crowd of 80,000 of
computing’s best and brightest as the huge Spring Comdex trade show
opens at McCormick Place.”

“Already Linux poses the worst threat that Microsoft has faced
in years by making substantial inroads in sales to operators of
business computer networks who often adopt Linux over the competing
Windows NT product that soon will be renamed Windows 2000.”


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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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