Originally developed as a desktop PC operating system, Canonical is looking to bring this Linux based OS not only to smartphones, but also to TVs and the cloud.

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If Linux on desktops is not penetrating, but Linux is penetrating everywhere else, why not just move the desktop OS onto everything else?

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OtherOS enabled the machine to run Linux, the alternative operating system to Microsoft Windows and Apple OS. Running Linux essentially turned the PS3 from a single-purpose gaming console into a desktop computer, which people could use to write programs.

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