The Inquirer: The IT Industry is Shifting Away from Microsoft | Linux Today

The Inquirer: The IT Industry is Shifting Away from Microsoft

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 31, 2003

[ Thanks to Al
for this link. ]

“Every so often, there is a big shift in an industry. The shifts
are not usually visible until long after they’ve happened, making
you look back and say: ‘Oh yeah, things were different back
then.’

“We are experiencing a major IT industry shift right now, and if
you know where to look you can actually see it as it happens. This
shift is all about Microsoft and open source…”

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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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