---
title: "Microsoft Disconnect"
date: 2005-01-16
description: "Amusement at Microsoft's dismissal of embedded Linux, and praise for the rock-solid Linux-powered WRT54G router."
categories:
  - linux
---


I know that Microsoft has quite a few brilliant people working there, but I
was amused by the disconnect that [Linux in Embedded
Systems](http://blogs.msdn.com/mikehall/archive/2005/01/13/352470.aspx) showed
towards embedded Linux. I like the fact that someone posted a link to my [BSOD
Gallery](/archive/bsod/) showing how well Microsoft has done on the embedded
market. I love my WRT54G which runs Linux on it and has been extremely stable, I
can't imagine any reason why someone would run CE or XP embedded in a device
like a wireless router. Linux seems the perfect choice.