International Herald-Tribune: The End User: Where Are They Now? | Linux Today

International Herald-Tribune: The End User: Where Are They Now?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 15, 2006

“What ever happened to… the Simputer? The Minitel? Or other
hot technology ideas and products that once grabbed all the
headlines?

“Today, The End User looks back at an assortment of techie
one-hit wonders–or what would appear to be–and finds out how they
died, took on new lives or found a niche in which they have lived
happily ever after…”

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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