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Financial Times: Linux: Who wins?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 10, 1999

A 4-paragraph editorial discusses who wins, and who loses, with
Linux.

“Who wins from Linux? The system does not belong to anyone, so
fees come from holding users’ hands via technical support and
training.”

“Who loses? The temptation is to say Microsoft.”

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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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