“The Linux-based Internet-capable set-top boxes Nokia
demonstrated last month are to go into production next year, using
Intel chips. The news is obviously not terribly encouraging for
Microsoft… the whole European market may be poised to fall to
Linux, with Intel grabbing a goodly share of it.”
“Intel and Nokia aren’t particularly specific about the systems
they’re designing. They say the first ones will be out in second
half next year… and they’ll use “open standards and
specifications including DVB, Internet protocols, ATVEF, and open
source [software] including Linux and the Mozilla browser.”