TheAustralian: Webified Microsoft banks on Win 2000 | Linux Today

TheAustralian: Webified Microsoft banks on Win 2000

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 28, 1999

“HIS name is Chris Capossela, and a year ago, he committed one
of the more memorable high-tech gaffess”

“It happened during a rehearsed demonstration of Windows 98 with
Microsoft’s Chairman Bill Gates standing at Capossela’s side.”

“Capossela plugged a scanner into a PC running the brand
spanking new Windows 98.The machine promptly and utterly crashed.
The audience howled. Gates blushed. Capossela visibly quaked.”

“If Gates can get past the federal antitrust lawyers, get his
engineers to meet their deadlines and find a counter to Linux,
he’ll be ready for his next revolution.”

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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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