'Companies Can Get to Market Faster'

This result is a benefit for Linux, of course, "because it means even more people are using Linux and working on the operating system, which is what makes it better year-after-year," Zemlin pointed out. "Also, when combined with the success story of Android and others, HP's move provides yet another example of the flexibility and power of the operating system."

It's also good for the companies creating today's new devices, he noted.

"With Linux, companies can get to market much faster without starting from scratch, while taking more control over their own destinies," Zemlin explained.

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