Which is better, embedded XP or Linux?

IT-director.com examines Microsoft’s claims that XP is better for embedded devices than Linux. “Then [Microsoft] tries to say that Linux is not up to the job and, of course, Windows XP is. That’s where the document gets quite entertaining. It sets off down a long list of comparisons between embedded XP and Linux solutions based upon six major areas of comparison. It tears a strip off the Linux approach for not having in-built support for certain technologies, for not having its own standard development environment.”