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Originally Posted by axel77
ericshliao, linux is not only used because its free. Its used because its an excellent OS scaling really well also down onto embedded devices. The license costs for example for VxWorks are when I remember correctly 50€ per CPU, this is a considerable amount, buts its not 3 times the cost. However as e.g. VxWoks might be usefull in small devices with hard realtime needs, its just so far off from offering the same amount of features a GNU/Linux system can do.
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I never said that Linux is used "only" because it's free. You must have mis-read my words.