Star Mini-Editorial: The Missed Opportunity of Linux
Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sat 2nd Apr 2005 20:44 UTC
Linux The future is mobile. That much we know for sure. But it seems that the operating system world in this market is being rapidly taken over by --again-- Microsoft. The new smart phones are are using WinCE, Symbian or Palm. Linux has barely 1% of this new, smartphone market.
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no one company is why
by Robocoastie on Sat 2nd Apr 2005 22:00 UTC

>>Where was Linux all this time? Is the fact that Linux is driven by hobbyists had a role to play to this strict embedded market that has its own rules and needs?

The fact that Linux isn't the product of any one company means innovation is scattered around and there is no marketing divisions to show the hardware vendors a product they could use. This answer is so easy. Please tell me the article is meant as a paper for his freshman essay class and not seriously for osnews.