Enderle Riffs on Linux v. Mac; Gets Mac Response

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 8, 2004

TechNewsWorld: Linux vs. Apple: An Uncomfortable Battle

“The Linux threat to Microsoft has, despite all of the hype,
failed to make much of a dent in Microsoft’s financial performance.
But while we were watching for that impact, Sun was all but gutted.
Think back that, with all of the rhetoric surrounding the death of
Microsoft, even Sun was focusing on Microsoft and actually helping
create a future in which Sun would not exist…”

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The Mac Observer: The Back Page – Rob Enderle On Mac vs.
Linux

[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood
for this link. ]

“It’s time to fire up the old Enderle Crusher. Rob Enderle,
fresh from being humiliated in our heads-up debate, has penned a
new piece concerning Apple. Titled ‘Linux vs. Apple: An
Uncomfortable Battle,’ Mr. Enderle’s goal is to look at how and why
Apple and Linux are competing with each other in today’s market.
The problem, as usual, is that many of his premises are wrong. For
instance, he makes a big point of saying that Apple’s software
sales subsidize the company’s hardware…”


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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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