OSNews: Linux and Open Source is Better for Business than MS Windows

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 9, 2003

“I can say this with 100% certainty. I’ve come to this
conclusion by simply reviewing server administration times over the
past three years. Admittedly not the most scientific approach, but
it is all the info I need. Remember, experience is the best
teacher.

“I own a small business in southwest Florida. The business
primarily performs IT administration for companies either too small
to warrant the expense of an in house IT staff or companies that
don’t feel they need a full time IT staff. There are literally
thousands of companies that outsource their IT administration in
Florida alone.

“I have been working with Networks since the early ’90’s.
Artisoft’s LANtastic v4.0 was my first NOS. I really liked
LANtastic until Windows ’95 came along. Windows ’95 was easy to
network(read free) and the OS was new and very GUI (as far as OS’s
go). Windows NT 4.0 came out soon after and I made the commitment
to MS, selling well over $100,000 worth of software with the MS
name on it…”

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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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