Seattle Times: Open Source Rearranging the Landscape

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 27, 2003

[ Thanks to Matt for
this link. ]

“History may yet judge the real catalyst of the new economy to
be not the Internet, as is widely assumed, but rather the gathering
force of Linux and open-source software.

“It can be argued that open source is changing the competitive
landscape of computing more than the Internet, which largely
consolidated Microsoft’s hegemony once the Redmond company got Web
religion.

“Dire warnings of Microsoft dominance over the Internet have not
come true. But the leading operating system, browser and
productivity software used with the Internet still carry the
Microsoft logo.

“Things are changing, though…”


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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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