Memo

|To: |Troy Tuckett |
|From: |Corey Williams |
|Class: |POS/355 |
|Date: |11/11813 |
|Re: |Individual Assignment for Week 3 |

Today we need to discuss the difference between open source and closed source operating systems. When it comes down to the difference between the two we are going to look at difference with Android and iPhone. These two offer great insight and benefits with going one route vs. the other.

• Android

When it comes to open source the first thing that comes to my mind is Android. Android is an operating system that is an open source format and the benefits that it provides to its customer base is larger developer support, customizable, more secure, and extended community support. It has more developer support because anyone can develop for the platform; it is customizable because the developer can only change what the original developer chooses. It has the ability to be more securing because it is more transparent than closed source. This allows more people to look over the code to find any bugs and vulnerabilities are spotted much quicker and can be fixed. The community provides the extended support because the original developer might move on and stop developing the product and now the community can take over and extend the usable life.

• iPhone

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