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Edmonton Journal: Crowds cluster at Linux booth

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 22, 1999

“… Microsoft takes up the single largest chunk of floor space
at Comdex for its Windows 2000 system. But the densest crowds have
flocked to a cluster of booths that feature Linux…”

“The number of Linux users has risen from 100,000 in 1993 to
more than 15 million today…”

“… savvy resellers and network administrators know that they
can’t bet their businesses on a single operating system. Instead,
astute technology managers are keeping one eye on established
operating systems while keeping the other on the fledgling Linux
industry.”

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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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