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Behind The Coolest Gadgets - Linux or Windows?

Posted by timothy on from the no-wait-it's-forth dept.

An anonymous reader submits "Sister sites LinuxDevices and WindowsForDevices have kicked off what they're calling the Great Embedded Device Smack-Down, to see whether Linux or Windows Embedded powers the best and coolest devices. The Smackdown highlights more than 350 gadgets in nine categories, along with some entertaining "pre-game commentary" featuring the latest market share figures for the two OSes and a whacky clipart image of Stone Cold Bill Gates taking on The Tux."

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  1. At least by Hitch · · Score: 4, Insightful

    it seems like this is all in good fun...
    it's nice to see good-natured rivalry based on merits rather than name-calling and finger pointing.

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    1. Re:At least by doofusclam · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Definitely. Some folks round here could do with remembering this, rather than taking any Linux/MS remarks personally.

  2. Number of Devices by Noksagt · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The table of how many devices of which type run which OS seems to only list which OS devices ship with. Linux has been ported to many Windows devices, so you cna flash them to Linux. While windows should work with many of the linux devices, I think it isn't trivial to buy a license to put it on your device that shipped with Linux & to then flash it to run windows.