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Linux In Robots, Windows in Handhelds

Posted by timothy on 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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  1. Handheld robots however... by Capt'n+Hector · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Handheld robots however are found to be mostly running Windux. This is quite convenient for a certain company, makers of a certain window-cleaning solution... ah hell, I've got nothing. You?

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  2. oblig? by cakefool · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Complete the following:
    I for one welcome ________ ?
    In Soviet Russia, ________ ________ you ?
    In Korea, only old ________ ________ ?

    Did I miss any?

  3. Slight reformatting by CmdrGravy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Complete the following:

    1) I for one welcome __________________ ?
    2) In Soviet Russia, ____________________ ?
    3) In Korea, only old _______________ ?
    4) ??
    5) ______ ?