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Vomit or Linux: Your Choice

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 29, 2008

“Imagine standing on the road. An oncoming car is heading
rapidly towards you. You have a choice to move, or to stay. Now
consider that in business you need to choose a server platform
wisely but often Windows shops become entrenched because it is the
status quo. A couple of user experiences show why you ought to
think about it more.

“Any sensible company or savvy IT operator needs to choose
server platforms wisely. Indeed, you should consider each
installation on its specific requirements and not simply go the
safe route of the status quo. Sure, it was once said ‘Nobody got
fired for buying IBM’ but nowadays the platitude may as well say
‘Windows…'”

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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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