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Computer Business Review: Michael Dell Doubts Desktop Linux Demand

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Web Webster
Web Webster
May 16, 2005

“Dell chairman Michael Dell has cast doubt on the potential of
Linux on the desktop, and also distanced himself from his own
investment company’s $99.5m investment in Linux distributor Red
Hat.

“‘The Linux market started on the server and it’s stayed on the
server,’ he told a select group of journalists in London. ‘All our
desktops can run Linux if you want to, we see this as more of a
demand issue than a supply issue…'”


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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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