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LinuxTicker: After the CrackThisBox hype — Ready e-commerce

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 30, 1999

“The hype about Win2K test site is over, as well as the
concurrent LinuxPPC site.”

“there is some truth in Keith White’s words that Microsoft never
wanted to challenge the Linux community. Not because it fears them,
but because Redmond still doesn’t recognize Linux as a serious
threat.”

“The focal point moved, however, from the issue of security to
the issue of stability. Since both systems haven’t been cracked,
they are at least closely secure.”

“If they could get both security and stability, Microsoft
would have a very powerfull weapon to fight for the dominance of
e-commerce market.”

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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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