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Mac OS and Unix agreed about twenty years ago to use the same ending: https://superuser.com/a/439443 https://superuser.com/a/439443

• Dylan16807 3y ago
  By which time XP was already in the middle of releasing, so it was too late to get Windows on board. It's too bad, with a bit more planning and an earlier realization that Unicode cannot in fact fit into 16 bits then Windows might have used UTF-8 internally.
  • jmb99 3y ago
    Unless I’m mistaken, Rhapsody (released 1997) used LF, not CR. At that point it was pretty clear Mac was moving towards Unix through NeXTSTEP, meaning every OS except windows would be using LF. Microsoft would’ve had around 6 years before the release of XP, and probably would’ve had time to start the transition with Win2K at the end of 1999.
    • mixmastamyk 3y ago
      Every OS except the one that had 95% market share in late 90s. Apple was only propped up “Weekend at Bernies” style to appease regulators.
  • account42 3y ago
    > and an earlier realization that Unicode cannot in fact fit into 16 bits The Unicode consortium already realized it when they decided on Han unification, they just didn't accept it yet.