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| ...PC makers remain loyal to (read: scared of) Microsoft. But Linux
| is catching on like crazy in other devices, powering the sleek new
| Motorola A1200 Ming smart phone, the Sony Mylo handheld computer,
| Linksys wireless routers and TiVo digital video recorders. Another
| big market: telco switches. Venture Development Group says Linux will
| soon hold a 30% share in some parts of the embedded software market.
| Hardware guys choose Linux because it's faster and more reliable than
| Windows (some say) and is easily customized. Best of all--no protracted
| dealing with Microsoft and no royalties to pay. That's a hard deal to beat.
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http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2006/0918/102e.html?partner=yahoomag
As Novell's CEO recently said:
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| Microsoft Corp is using scare tactics to exert pressure on PC vendors
| not to explore the potential of desktop Linux, according to Novell
| Inc president and COO, Ron Hovsepian
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http://www.commentwire.com/article_news.asp?guid=2044AB5A-59CA-4EC3-AD3F-73DF7BC4F8E0
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