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New Media News: Linuxgruven – The Fastest Growing OS

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 3, 1999

“You may not be running the Linux operating system on your home
computer yet, but millions of computers are. In fact, it’s the
fastest-growing operating system in the world. The Linux boom is
creating a whole new corner of the high-tech industry, as Stan
Bunger found out.”

“VA Research builds computers loaded with the Linux operating
system, and they’re shipping them about as fast as they can build
them.”

“Another example of the Linux boom can be found in an office in
San Francisco that’s full of people 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
answering questions called in by Linux users. They work for a
company called Linuxcare, which sees big business in Linux
technical support.”


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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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