What are the advantages to using open systems?
The commonly held beliefs about the advantages to using open systems include the following: • less reliance on proprietary products • more competition leading to lower cost • decreased probability of schedule delay • better tested products (more users) • portable applications • interoperability • faster technology insertion • foundation for system evolution However, these are only “common sense” advantages. We do not have enough documented evidence based on real open systems experience in the DoD to prove them.
