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Think about it - the number one cell phone OS is Symbian, based on OS.

Actually not. Symbian is 100% home-grown proprietary to Nokia. But thanks anyway, Milly.

Think about all the Point of Sale devices, the majority of which run an embedded linux variant.

Split more or less equally between Linux and Microsoft, with a few percent of odds and ends like SCO Unix. But again, thanks.

What runs your local utilities? What runs your airport systems? What runs for your ground transporation such as trains? The list goes on and on.

Regardless of the platform, there are a lot of programmers employed producing code unique to those businesses. Never forget the under-appreciated DBA, for instance.

The report didn't contrast "proprietary" vs. "open source." It contrasted "software for sale" vs. "bespoke software" (to use a British phrase that lacks a concise American equivalent.)
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Great review  msolgeek | 02/08/07
First off,  xuniL_z | 02/08/07
Compared to Windows 95?  epcraig | 02/08/07
Here you go:  Confused by religion | 02/08/07
reality of Jermey's lies  zzz1234567890 | 02/12/07
Would be useful...  John L. Ries | 02/08/07
Share  Yagotta B. Kidding | 02/08/07
The code I am developing for ARM7  msolgeek | 02/08/07
Sorry but I do not believe their numbers  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/08/07
PCs are not the only computing platform  msolgeek | 02/08/07
Software is not just for computers  Confused by religion | 02/08/07
So you're saying  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/08/07
Corrections  Yagotta B. Kidding | 02/08/07
I'd translate bespoke as  zkiwi | 02/08/07
Subtlety escapes you, YBK wink  Confused by religion | 02/08/07
No doubt  Yagotta B. Kidding | 02/09/07
Responding to his post is pointless...  B.O.F.H. | 02/08/07
Interesting world  Yagotta B. Kidding | 02/08/07
Or...  zkiwi | 02/08/07
It Depends  cyberscan | 02/09/07
Your counting computers, not software  douglasids | 02/12/07
Oops, "Your" should have been "You're" (NT)  douglasids | 02/12/07
Number sound about right to me  Niosop | 06/29/07
If the OS isn't counted...  jasonp@... | 07/13/07
Jeremy now works for ZDNet???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/08/07
Same as John Carroll  Yagotta B. Kidding | 02/08/07
No,  rapson | 02/09/07
He explained that last time  John L. Ries | 02/08/07
Ah, I missed it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/08/07
It is clearly marked as commentary. Look at the first page.  DonnieBoy | 03/13/07
Open source and freeware.  Mike106132000@... | 02/09/07
Sticking with PCs...  richard.s | 02/09/07

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