By: David Conrad, Diner Daddy
The system development life cycle (SDLC) begins with software design and development followed by deployment, maintenance and finally decommissioning. In the POS world, Windows and Apple POS systems are entering the decommissioning cycle. POS systems running on Mac OS and Linux were decommissioned some time ago.
What does it all mean?
It means if you are using a Windows or Apple POS system, time is running out. To serve the demands of the digital restaurant, POS needs to be mobile, agile and easily interfaceable. Windows and Apple based POS systems are none of that.
To extend the useful life of Windows and Apple platforms, developers have been forced to integrate their legacy systems with modern tech stacks. The result has been that the sum of the parts has become LESS than the whole. Things become really sketchy when you add the demands of AI into the mix.
Integration between disparate platforms creates more points of failure, high maintenance costs, security vulnerabilities, scalability limitations and potential data loss making the system a bottleneck for restaurants trying to adapt to new technologies and market demands.
Recognizing this, POS software developers are choosing the Android platform. Using Android they can standardize their ecosystem on one heterogeneous tech stack. Integration issues are minimized or eliminated.
Android enjoys 71 percent mobile market worldwide.
Sorry Bill and Steve, but the Android ship has sailed.
About Author
David Conrad is a tech entrepreneur focused on the POS and payments space. For the past 35 years he has started and sold several technology companies in the retail and hospitality space. Contact: david@dinerdaddy.com or 702-979-4066 x2.
