Linux Orbit: Heads up IT pros, the times are a changin’, again

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 7, 1999

Thanks to John Gowin
for this summary.

“In the last twenty years, there have been a lot of IT
professionals that have placed their bets on the wrong technology
and have been left holding the bag.

“And at the same time, many companies have become second rung
players when they’ve ignored the possibilities of future
competition. If you look at some examples, you’ll see that history
is getting ready to repeat itself. At least many Linux supporters
would like to think so.

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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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