In case it bears mentioning, the rationale behind this was that the migration from Mac OS 9 to Mac OS X was complex, and needed to be justified. Establishing OS

In case it bears mentioning, the rationale behind this was that the migration from Mac OS 9 to Mac OS X was complex, and needed to be justified. Establishing OS X as more stable than Mac OS 9 was an important argument for that push. "Mac OS X is more stable!" "How stable is it?" "Well, it's built on top of an established workhorse or something you've never heard of!" "Gosh! Take my $129!"