Why GNU/Linux is Unmatched � and Unmatchable

“Today, GNU/Linux runs on just about everything that has a
processing chip, from the smallest embedded system, through
smartphones, ARM-based netbooks, laptops, multiple desktop
architectures, servers and mainframes to the mightiest
supercomputer – 91% of the top 500 systems run some form of
Linux. Recent additions to the Linux family include Android-based
tablets, Internet radios and TVs (and not just from Google).

“What’s interesting about this move – aside from the big
names backing it – is that it is consciously trying to create
a *common* collaborative platform for embedded systems, recognising
that the bigger the ecosystem, the lower the costs and the greater
the competitive innovation that is possible at higher levels of the
stack. What applies here is equally true for the world of Linux as
a whole: standardising on it allows companies to draw on the huge
range of existing tools and pools of expertise to cut costs and
decrease the time it takes to bring products to market.”

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