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SearchEnterpriseLinux: Friedman: Expectations Rising Over Linux Desktop

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 13, 2004

[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood
for this link. ]

What kinds of resources is Novell going to devote to
Linux on the desktop?

“Nat Friedman: Part of that question is about our expectations
around the next 12 months. Linux on the desktop is in an early,
very early stage. I’ve lived in this world for six or seven years
doing everything from development to PR, and one of the most
interesting phenomenons is the expectation people have of the Linux
desktop. There’s usually rising expectation followed by grave
disappointment. Right now there is rising expectation…”


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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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