> I think it's difficult to give full credit to macOS as being a true Unix workstation. The FoxTrot comic strip referenced Mac OS X's "Unix underpinnings" back

> I think it's difficult to give full credit to macOS as being a true Unix workstation. The FoxTrot comic strip referenced Mac OS X's "Unix underpinnings" back in 2002: * https://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/2002/02/25 https://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/2002/02/25 See also Tim O'Reilly (of tech book fame): > O’Reilly suggested through his own anecdotal evidence that switching from other platforms to Mac OS X is a strong trend particularly for what he calls “alpha geeks” — people who are key decision-makers or influencers on technology development and policy. Many of these “alpha geeks” appear to be trading in Wintel iron with Linux installed on it for Mac OS X instead. And while many of them appear to be continuing to depend on Windows for work, they’re using Mac OS X on their own time or for special projects they would have used Linux boxes for, not too far in the past. * https://www.macworld.com/article/155519/oreilly-7.html https://www.macworld.com/article/155519/oreilly-7.html It's been a 'selling point' for over twenty years now.