News.com: Linux: freeware--at a price | Linux Today

News.com: Linux: freeware–at a price

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 8, 1999

“Linux is leaving its freeware image behind as companies try to
make money off the operating system’s growing popularity.”

“Driving the movement is the growing interest of big
corporations in Linux as an alternative to Microsoft’s Windows NT
and to other versions of Unix.

“To appeal to big business, Linux resellers are bolstering
customer service offerings to provide the round-the-clock support
that large corporations have come to expect from technology
providers.”

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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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