Individual Investor: Screening for Linux Plays. Our Favorite? Microsoft

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 23, 1999

[ Thanks to Dave
Whitinger
for this link. ]

“With the astounding popularity of the open-source Linux
movement, investors have been clamoring to snap up shares of
anything even remotely related to Linux. For example, e-tailer
K-tel recently rose 24% in one day after announcing it will merely
use Linux to run its Web site.”

“So we thought it might be high time to provide an overview of
the sector and some of the ways to play the Linux trend.

“First off, what is Linux?”


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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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