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Android is ousting Windows from its last mobile bastion

InfoWorld: They're everywhere, but you rarely notice them: the millions of handheld devices -- often equipped with scanners -- that delivery people, store clerks, and hospital staff responders often carry to manage inventory, process orders, and verify delivery.
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Windows 10 vs. OS X: Which gives sys admins more control?

Nearly all of these supply chain-oriented devices run a version of the Windows Embedded operating system, which has had many names over the last decade. But within five years, the companies using these devices will have ditched Windows and moved to Android in one of the biggest industry platform shifts ever.

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