How Important Is Open Source To Mobile Devices?

Courtesy Linux Today  Wed, 10/28/2009 - 10:37

InformationWeek: "From the end user perspective, there wasn't really an open source platform for devices. Sure, there was the Yopi device in the late 90's that was based on Linux, and we can't forget the famous Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC that had a Linux build floating around for a while."

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