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AlwaysOn: Adkins to Idei: Linux is the Answer

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 20, 2003

AlwaysOn: A while ago, we interviewed Nobuyuki
Idei, the Chairman and CEO of Sony Corporation. He was frustrated
by the difficulty of trying to make all of his products talk to
each other. What would be your advice to him?

Adkins: There’s a recent movement by the
consumer electronics companies, actually led by Sony, that we
participated in. It’s called the Consumer Electronics Linux Forum,
and it includes Sony, Matsushita, Philips, Toshiba, Sharp, Samsung,
and a number of other companies…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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