MSNBC: iMac yes, Linux no: New technologies for small business | Linux Today

MSNBC: iMac yes, Linux no: New technologies for small business

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 20, 1999

“What’s the rationale for playing prognosticator when, at best,
the announcements are right as often as a psychic on the wrong end
of an 800 number?”

“Linux: Thumbs down. You hate Microsoft. You detest everything
about the company, from its founder to its factory-like efficiency
in locking up the OS market.”

“holds tech-heads in thrall. But it’s a downer for small
business, what with a paucity of applications, lack of support, and
general do-it-yourself attitude toward everything from installation
to communication with peripherals as simple as printers.”

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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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