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Linux Now Top Choice Of Embedded Developers

Posted by timothy on from the sneaky-feelings dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to an article at LinuxDevices.com, the latest market research data from Venture Development Corp. shows that Linux is now firmly in first place as the OS of choice for smart gadgets and embedded systems. VDC's latest data indicates that Linux now accounts for 15.5% of embedded projects, beating out Microsoft's WinCE (6%) and XPe (5%), and Wind River's VxWorks (10.3%)."

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  1. With any luck by shfted! · · Score: 3, Funny

    With any luck, Linux will soon be ported to run on full fledged x86 desktop computers!

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