<i>Consider that the OS that powers all kinds of devices from satellites to embedded devices is Linux, an open-source project where payment isn&#x27;t a top-priority for developers, but merit is!</i><p>Of course, something that satellites and most embedded devices have in common is minimal need for user interaction.  It would be perfectly unsurprising if the world&#x27;s best embedded OS turned out to be the world&#x27;s worst desktop OS.