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How to Choose the Best Hardware and Software for Your Business Expert tips on finding the right technology to help run your business.

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The System Decision

Apple or Windows? Not long ago, a startup's answer to this question would have locked it into a relatively closed ecosystem of computers, smartphones and software that didn't always play nicely with others.

Today that decision is less of an issue, thanks to programming that enables technology--including tablets and the latest smartphones--to work across a variety of platforms.