Dymaxion Interstellar Systems saw explosive growth after their Combat Operating System, Interdiction/Eradication was adopted as the standard shipboard operating system and artificial intelligence for Star Confederation vessels. Naturally, the different constituent parties all used their own version, but all were based on the same kernel and were interoperable, greatly streamlining the complex logistics of Confederation defense.

Then they tried to corner the civilian market as well.

The result was Management Operating System, Entertainment Boat/Yacht, designed for high-end pleasure cruisers and other such vessels. DIS hoped that their adoption across Star Confederation hospitality ships would result in have a halo effect and allow them to oust longtime rival Galaxy Hyperdyne Systems with their Boat Operating System. To smooth the transition, over ten million modifications were made to the COSINE codebase, and the brusque military personality was replaced with what DIS imagined was a hospitable butler.

The resulting system was snobbish, overly prissy, obsessed with minor details, and generally regarded as a terrible boss and worse employee. If not for a strong preorder from the Star Confederation Hospitality Corps, DIS would have bankrupted itself on the venture. As it was, only ships that were locked into Confederation contracts used MOSEBY, though pirated versions did gain some popularity in less-legal fields once it became apparent that military grade code had simply been dummied out.

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