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Table 4.2: Popular Operating Systems Cross All Three Spheres of Influence
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Current Operating Systems
(continued)
• Microsoft PC operating systems
– PC-DOS and MS-DOS: early, command-driven OSs
– Windows XP: greatly improved stability and security
over previous versions of Windows
– Windows XP N: for European market
– Windows XP Professional X64: for computers with
newer 64-bit capabilities
– Windows XP Media Center Edition: incorporates
additional multimedia features
– Vista: latest version of Windows
Table 4.7: Ernst & Young’s “Three Cs” Rule for Groupware
In practice, open source usually means that the application is free to users as well
as developers. Furthermore, most open source software have communities that
support each other and collaborate on development. Therefore, unlike freeware,
there are future enhancements, and, unlike shareware, users are not dependent on
a single organization.
Open-Source Software (continued)