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Classic Episode: What is an Operating System? (Remastered)

Kopec Explains Software

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The Differences Between Microsoft and Apple

The companies go about building their operating systems from totally different points of view in terms of how they plan to make money on them. Apple makes its own hardware and then ships its operating system just for its hardware. Microsoft you could actually think about as having more of an open ecosystem because it provides its operating system to multiple different manufacturers. In the mobile space we have kind of a contrast between a more open ecosystem with Android and a more closed ecosystem with iOS.

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