LinuxDevices: Windows, Linux Grapple in Great Gadget Smack-Down! | Linux Today

LinuxDevices: Windows, Linux Grapple in Great Gadget Smack-Down!

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 28, 2004

“Impassioned battles between Linux and Windows partisans are no
longer confined to the desktop and server arenas. With the growing
ubiquity of smart devices, the device arena offers action every bit
as intense, justifying massive vendor technology investments,
high-dollar PR campaigns, and generous helpings of technical
hyperbole from both corners, which contribute to a pugilistic aura
not unlike that found at a WWF wrestling championship.

“What really matters for the spectators, though, are the actual
devices produced by the respective competitors…”

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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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