“… the company’s latest product, the $199 iToaster,
eschews Microsoft Corp.’s market-dominating Windows operating
system in favor of a custom-built interface based partly on the
rival Linux system.”
“Microsoft’s famously stringent licensing standards prevented
Microworkz from creating the customized computer desktop it wanted,
with about a dozen button-like icons leading to the Internet,
built-in applications and sites run by partners like Amazon.com
Inc. , eBay Inc. and RealNetworks Inc. .
“I don’t think Microsoft is very happy we’re doing this,” Latman
said. “I don’t care. The bottom line is this is good for the
consumer. This addresses a void in the computer market.”