Wednesday, December 18, 2002
Sony Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Wednesday they will jointly develop an operating system based on Linux technology for their digital consumer electronics products. The new OS based on Linux will be completed by next March, the companies spokeman said.
The decision to develop another version of OS for electronics by two of the world's largest consumer electronics manufacturers is likely to give some competitive pressures to Microsoft, one analyst said.
Matsushita and Sony said they will discuss expanding the use of their jointly developed operating system with other electronics companies that have shown interest, such as Hitachi, IBM, NEC, Philips, Samsung and Sharp.
The source code also will be made available free to the public to encourage its broader use throughout the industry, they added.
By: DocMemory
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