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VARBusiness: Silicon Valley Buzzes With Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 15, 1999

“Die-hards gather in San Jose for latest Linux conference.”

“Mac heads no longer corner the market on rallying for the
underdog. Linux fans have taken the sport to new heights.

“During LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, held here this week,
there were cheers and jeers as products and alliances were
announced promoting the once underground OS movement.

“One IBM Corp. executive candidly remarked that he
absolutely loves attending Linux conferences
such as
LinuxWorld. “The market is really maturing,” he commented…”

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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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