maker.DidallofthismeanthatitwasnowtimetoportthePOSapplicationtoanotherOSsuchasWindows,UNIX,orLinux?Andasinsuranceagainstunpleasantsurprises,diditmakesensetopurchaseenoughofthecurrentPOSterminalsnow,sothatZara’sneedswouldbecoveredintheeventofasuddenlossofsupportfromthevendor?IftheyweregoingtoportthePOSapplicationtoanewoperatingsystem,asiontobuildnewcapabilitiesintothesoftware?plishreturns.AnupdatedPOSapplicationcouldeasilyincorporatethisfunctionality,allowingstorepersonneltousealargescreen,keyboard,andmousetoquicklyexecutereturnstransactions.Andwhystopthere?ModernPOSterminals,sincetheywerereallymodernPCs,modateevenmoresophisticatedcapabilities,workswithinstoresandacrossthe10ThisdocumentisauthorizedforuseonlybyXuanZhaoinMIS6341-Fall2012DaytimetaughtbyAdamsandIvesfromAugust2012toDecember2012.