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Japan-based manufacturers back off proprietary OSs

Posted: 27 Jan 2003  Print Version  Bookmark and Share Subscribe

Keywords: open source os  linux  consumer electronics  sony  matsushita 

[Summary of tips] Consumer electronics manufacturers in Japan are backing away from efforts to push proprietary OSs into wider use and are turning instead to open-source OSs, specifically Linux. The retreat underlines the failure of proprietary OS strategies for consumer electronics.Sony Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. made it clear......
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