the ones that say "linux" stupid.
Linux is actually installed on a lot of different platforms. Desktops, servers, routers, video game consoles, cell phones, tablets, DVRs, toasters, robots, PDAs, PMPs. Name it, there's likely a Linux port for it.
Yes. For instance, the recently released LG GW620, or the Mototrola Evoke QA4.
Currently It only works on PC,Mac, And Linux also most phones are phasing out java in favor of symbian of adroid
Graphon is a company which produces application processes. They have solutions for Windows, Gateway, Unix, Linux, mobile phones, and ISVs.
As of 2011, Google owns android, but Linux built the Operating System. Like all Linux OSs, Android is an open source program; meaning that it is free and you can intall in onto anything as far as it goes for phones and even iphones.
Linux by a country mile. It is far ahead of Microsoft in the number of embedded devices running some version of Linux.Why? I'm not sure anyone can accurately answer this. I can propose possibilities though, such as:1) Linux is Open Source, thus easily customized to your embedded device of choice.2) Linux kernel source code costs you nothing but your time.3) Linux is reliable.4) Millions of people know how to use Linux.5) Millions of people use Linux and have no idea they are even using it (eg Android phones, MeeGo devices etc.) so it is tried and true.6) etc, so on and so forth ad infinitum...
I answer this question with love becaus (tear) I use Linux on my desktop. Linux is not very popular because it is hard to use for most people and has poor, even non-existant marketing. Also, Microsoft has agreements with most computer manufacturers to install Windows prior to its sale, so it would require additional knowledge and effort for consumers to pick out a Linux distribution. In markets other than Desktop PC's, however, Linux is fairly popular. If you own a Tivo, a multimedia device, some cell-phones, and other computerized equipment, it is likely that you are running Linux on those devices. Linux is also 'popular' in server environments because it has excellent server software.
Businesses use Linux for a wide variety of purposes. Some use it for web servers or other file servers. Others use them for engineering or multimedia workstations. Others use them directly as the operating system for products they make, such as cell phones and PDAs. Google does all of the above with Linux.
Linux Internals is a book about how Linux works.
Linux World is the Linux Development & Training Center
The courses available for Linux include Linux server, Linux desktop, bash shell, and many others.
There are a range of versions of Linux - part of it's appeal is that it can be used for a wide range of computers, from phones to supercomputers. Linux is based on the Unix operating system; both can offer real time, multitasking, multiuser, lightweight and flexible systems - although not necessarily all of these at the same time.