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The Register: ZDNet buys LinuxDevices.com

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 20, 2000

“ZDNet has bought LinuxDevices.com for an undisclosed sum, but
probably for less than finding enough knowledgeable, authorititive
journalists to cover the embedded OS patch itself.”

“In the press statement announcing the deal, Dan Rosenweig,
ZDNet’s president and CEO, makes a nod in the direction of
editorial content – ‘Rick Lerbaum has created a killer site’ –
before getting down to the serious business of talking
commerce…”

We suspect that ZDNet will mop up a few more Linux sites
(32-Bits Online, anyone?). As ever, money, not community,
talks.

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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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