Linux Dodges Microsoft In Retail Vertical Space
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| In the face of a big vertical marketing blitz by Microsoft, keenly
| evident at last week's National Retail Federation (NRF) show,
| several retailers in the "household name" category keep forging
| ahead with Linux implementations of their internal computer
| systems anyway. Linux-enabled appliances were also on hand at
| the nationwide expo in New York City, including an HD (high
| definition) video bridge from Avocent that played a large role
| in the NRF's annual "Store of the Future" demo.
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| "There are really three places where you'll see Linux in in-store
| systems: servers, POS (point-of-sale) systems, and embedded
| appliances," said Heinz McArthur of IBM, during an interview
| in the IBM booth on the NRF show floor.
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