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PC Week: Business sense

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 1, 1999

“Although provocative, the word ‘free’ doesn’t carry much weight
in the enterprise world. Reliability and performance are much more
important, and the 2.2.0 kernel of Linux proves itself in these
areas.”

“Six months ago, it would have been unthinkable to bet
enterprise systems on Linux. But a bevy of top-tier vendors has
come out in support of the operating system, which will go a long
way toward driving its success in the enterprise.”

“Linux is still in flux, and it is too early to make a decision
on how it will perform as a platform for mission-critical
applications.”

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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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