Mass customization -- the process of customizing a product to meet individual needs while leveraging mass production efficiency -- is commonplace in manufacturing everything from cars to laptops. Yet the operating system has remained monolithic, even while there has been an explosion in hardware platforms, mobile devices and applications.
To date, the ability to customize, test and deploy a tailored OS for a specific use or device has been slow, expensive and complicated. Furthermore, you customize at your own risk because the process often results in the loss of vendor support.
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