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Linux dominates in eBook Readers

Posted by danwarne on · 7 comments
APCMag.com; By John Carl Villaneuva
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Linux runs on the first e-book reader released this year ... and on the second ... and the third. Just a few days ago, the first Kindle 2s started shipping from Amazon.com, making them the first e-book readers to be released to the public this year -- and you may be surprised to learn that what's inside isn't some proprietary software running on Windows CE, but rather the good old Linux kernel.

Just a few days ago, the first Kindle 2s started shipping from Amazon.com, making them the first e-book readers to be released to the public this year -- and you may be surprised to learn that what's inside isn't some proprietary software running on Windows CE, but rather the good old Linux kernel. And more are coming. APCMag.com has looked at the competitors to the Kindle 2 coming out soon, with no proprietary operating systems in sight.

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Comments (7)

tuxchick ·
I haven't been able to access apcmag.com at all since last night-- is it just me?
NoDough ·
Nope, not just you.
Scott_Ruecker ·
Comes right up for me, not sure what I can do for you..
tuxchick ·
Strange. I wanted to use it on Brand X, but it never comes up.
tracyanne ·
Works fine for me too.
NoDough ·
Works for me from my home connection, but not from my work. (Or it's a timing thing.)
NoDough ·
Just VPN'd into work and tried it from there. It worked. Must be a timing thing.

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