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MIT Technology Review: Linux Sneaks into the Small Business Marketplace

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 28, 2004

“Chris Shank and Mitchell Perilstein, the owners of Ace
Technology Group, save their Philadelphia-area small business
clients money and make their computers more reliable by installing
Linux and other open source programs.

“But they don’t sell Linux or even tell clients they’re using it
unless they ask, which most of them don’t since they are mainly
interested in having their systems run as smoothly as possible for
the lowest cost, and don’t care what software Ace installs as long
as it helps them achieve those two goals…”


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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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