Linux In Robots, Windows in Handhelds

Posted by timothy on Monday February 21, 2005 @04:34AM from the palm-os-in-robot-pdas dept.

savuporo writes "Robots.net is reporting that Linux-based robots are far more common than Windows-based robotics. Especially various Asian robot builders are increasingly selecting Linux and other open-source software as a basis for robot products and research. Linux is also gaining ground in other embedded applications like PDAs and mobile phones." That said, prostoalex writes "50% of all the PDAs sold in 2003 had Palm OS, while Windows family accounted for 37.7% of PDA market. In 2004 Microsoft is the leader of handheld OS market with 43% market share, followed by Palm OS with 36.3%."

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Re:Not really a surprise by Anonymous Coward · 2005-02-21 06:05 · Score: 0, Flamebait

What the fuck are you talking about?

Windows (NT-based) manages processes (threads) and memory very well.

You're just another windows-bashing dimwit karmawhore.

You make some totally stupid, unfounded anti-windows FUD statement and the rest of the clueless groupthink clowns mod you up.

You're all idiots!