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That's Linux on the Line (BusinessWeek)
BusinessWeek has run an
article by OSDL chief Stuart Cohen on the use of Linux in mobile
phones. "But Redmond critics forget sometimes why Microsoft
won. Hardware makers rushed into a market with products that were
compatible with Windows. By building "open systems" on Windows, IBM,
Compaq, and others were able to compete with and beat Apple on the
desktop. Open won over closed. Linux holds the same promise for the mobile
industry, with none of the downside. No single vendor owns Linux, so you
won't hear that horrible sucking sound of all the value flowing to one
monopoly operating-system supplier. What crimped innovation on the desktop
will not happen with mobile phones running Linux."
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