Windows, Linux grapple in Great Gadget Smack-Down!
Jul 27, 2004 — by LinuxDevices Staff — from the LinuxDevices Archive — views
Impassioned battles between Linux and Windows partisans are no longer confined to the desktop and server arenas. With the growing ubiquity of smart devices, the device arena offers action every bit as intense, justifying massive vendor technology investments, high-dollar PR campaigns, and generous helpings of technical hyperbole from both… corners, which contribute to a pugilistic aura not unlike that found at a WWF wrestling championship.
What really matters for the spectators, though, are the actual devices produced by the respective competitors . . .
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Please note: Since we plan to update the Smackdown Windows vs. Linux tally periodically, the following table records the current tally as of the publication date of this news item . . .
| Cool devices by OS — click each quantity to view devices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Windows Embedded Devices |
Embedded Linux Devices |
| PDAs, handhelds | 74 devices | 38 devices |
| Mobile & VoIP phones | 24 devices | 17 devices |
| Robots | (*) | 9 devices |
| Audio/video devices | 8 devices | 36 devices |
| Thin Clients & Terminals | 19 devices | (*) |
| Tablets/webpads | 28 devices | 9 devices |
| Gateways, servers, APs | (*) | 31 devices |
| Other | 22 devices | 38 devices | TOTAL: | 175 devices | 178 devices |
(*) NOTE: This site covers this device category elsewhere.
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