eWeek: Linux Isn't for Everyone--Yet | Linux Today

eWeek: Linux Isn’t for Everyone–Yet

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 1, 2005

[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood
for this link. ]

“The drive to Linux and other open-source platforms presents a
host of benefits. Without the need to purchase software licenses
for Windows, Unix or Solaris, the funds saved can be
substantial.

“‘Licensing costs is a huge savings,’ said Jeffrey Hewitt, an
analyst at Gartner Inc., in San Jose, Calif., adding that the money
not spent can be reallocated to the purchase of additional servers,
boosting performance and uptime…”

Complete
Story

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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