Microsoft just released a version of the Windows XP operating system designed for devicesWindows XP Embedded. Its a component-based operating system for set-top devices, automatic teller machines, slot machines, point of sale systems, and whatever other devices we can dream up. Should you care? What possible use will an embedded operating system have in the insurance industry, much less one from Microsoft? Read on.

Lets step into the Wayback Machine. The IBM PC was announced in 1981, running DOS. Microsoft released Windows 1.0 in November 1985. Since that time, weve been caught in a steady progression of enhanced Microsoft operating systems that we have more or less been forced to use.

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