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Internet World: Not Just NT That Linux Threatens

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 15, 1998

Linux has become a story because the spin-masters in Silicon
Valley see it as a new weapon they can use to overthrow
Microsoft.

Linux–a Unix offshoot that is developed in the public domain,
with its source code open for all to see–is not yet much of a
threat to Microsoft. It is much more of a threat to Sun…


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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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