Intel puts Linux inside Web appliances

Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) are straying further apart in the emerging market for non-PC "appliances" that tap into the Internet. Intel is expected to announce Wednesday a brand of Web appliances that don't use its longtime partner's Windows operating software. Instead, the new devices will run on the Linux operating system, which many customers are concluding is ideal for simple Web-surfing machines. Full story. -- Dean Takahashi, Wall Street Journal