[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]
Linux, long the laggard to the Windows desktop, is pushing into
emerging markets, onto mobile devices and other client form
factors, and is poised to give Microsoft something to really
compete against, according to attendees at the annual Linux
Foundation Summit.“While the Linux desktop has yet to hit its stride, the
operating system is showing up and lowering prices in everything
from mobile phones, tablets, global positioning systems and even
gas pumps…”