Open sesame.

Eazel is a Silicon Valley start-up that wants to turn Linux and other open-source software into products that can easily be used by people who have never seen a line of source-code. If Eazel succeeds in its goal, Linux could become an even bigger rival to Microsoft's Windows, and the firm could be...

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Publicado en:Economist Vol. 355; pp. 72 - 73
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Economist Newspaper Limited 4/15/2000
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