Monopolist Microsoft has been up to its old tricks of late, publishing a lengthy and one-sided “comparison” of their newly introduced Windows XP Embedded with Embedded Linux. The document, entitled Why Microsoft Windows XP Embedded and Not Embedded Linux, compares XP Embedded to… (more…)

Microsoft has published an online document entitled “Why Microsoft Windows XP Embedded and Not Embedded Linux?”, in which embedded XP is compared to Embedded Linux in eight ways. Quoting from the introduction . . .

Selecting an operating system (OS) platform is one of the first decisions an embedded developer must make for any given device design. (more…)

[Updated Dec. 19, 2001] Microsoft has published an online document entitled Why Microsoft Windows XP Embedded and Not Embedded Linux?, in which embedded XP is compared to Embedded Linux in eight ways. (more…)

Lineo has issued a further rebuttal to a paper posted by Microsoft on its website, in which Microsoft asserts that Windows XP Embedded is superior to Embedded Linux. Earlier this week, Lineo issued an… (more…)

Lineo has issued a further rebuttal to a paper posted by Microsoft on its website, in which Microsoft asserts that Windows XP Embedded is superior to Embedded Linux. Earlier this week, Lineo issued an initial response countering many of the specific statements made by Microsoft in its anti Embedded Linux paper, as did LynuxWorks. (more…)

At the end of November Microsoft posted a document on its Web site comparing the Windows XP Embedded and embedded Linux operating systems, with the emphasis on the technical and business inferiority of Linux. Embedded Linux distributors argue that the document not only distorts the value of Linux, but contains inaccuracies. (more…)

A new project for Digital Video Recorder (DVR) functions on Linux systems equipped with video capture cards has been launched today on Sourceforge. Here is a brief summary of the project (from the Sourceforge project page) . . . (more…)

Microsoft recently posted a document on its website which compares Windows XP Embedded to Embedded Linux, in an attempt to portray Embedded Linux as inferior from both technical and business perspectives. Embedded Linux vendors have countered that Microsoft's document contains numerous inaccuracies and is based on distorted characterizations of the Embedded Linux operating system as well as of the vendors… (more…)

By Matthew Broersma, of ZDNet (UK) . . .

Lineo, the embedded Linux developer, has delivered a scathing attack on Microsoft's recently released white paper comparing Windows XP Embedded and embedded Linux. Lineo points out what it says are numerous inaccuracies and distortions designed to improve the image of Windows. (more…)

Microsoft recently posted a document on its website which compares Windows XP Embedded to Embedded Linux, in an attempt to portray Embedded Linux as inferior from both technical and business perspectives. (more…)

At the end of November Microsoft posted a document on its Web site comparing the Windows XP Embedded and embedded Linux operating systems, with the emphasis on the technical and business inferiority of Linux. (more…)

Lineo Inc. today announced the results of recent changes, including the removal of hardware businesses and changes to the executive team, along with another round of investment. The plan for a major corporate restructuring and refocusing had been announced two months ago, and a change in CEOs was (more…)

Recently ACUNIA released Wonka, their implementation of the Java language, under a BSD-style license. In this guest column, ACUNIA Chief Technology Officer Steven Buytaert and VM Architect Chris Gray explain the reasons behind the decision . . . (more…)

Recently ACUNIA released Wonka, their implementation of the Java language, under a BSD-style license. In this guest column at LinuxDevices.com, ACUNIA Chief Technology Officer Steven Buytaert and VM Architect Chris Gray explain the reasons behind the decision. (more…)

The Open Group has issued the agenda for the January Real-time and Embedded Systems forum meeting . . . (more…)