There was some X11 in OpenStep: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenStep http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenStep The link I put up earlier has some ref to Apple's r

There was some X11 in OpenStep: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenStep http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenStep The link I put up earlier has some ref to Apple's reasoning. In the end, they decided to just replace it instead of just add the missing bits. That is really significant if X brings so much. I think it's just easier to get somewhere useful without the huge network of interested parties involved. I've watched Linux gyrate (and used it) since about 95, each year or so with a prediction it'll take over. My hope is that Google's OS will be a useful makeover for the mainstream.