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They already cannibalized a lot of Linux users, developers mainly when they released MacOS X around year 2000. Suddenly you could have a Unix, with pretty much
by eloisant 8mo ago
They already cannibalized a lot of Linux users, developers mainly when they released MacOS X around year 2000.
Suddenly you could have a Unix, with pretty much the same CLI as Linux but without all the supported hardware/driver issues. Laptop sleep in particular was pretty finicky.
If MacOS didn't pick a Unix/BSD base, I'm pretty sure all the tech companies running Mac would be on Linux.
- throw0101d 8mo ago> They already cannibalized a lot of Linux users, developers mainly when they released MacOS X around year 2000. FoxTrot comic from 2002: * https://archive.is/https://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/2002/02/25 https://archive.is/https://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/2002/02/...
- nottorp 8mo agoThey seem to be trying hard to annoy developers lately though. <cough> xattr...
- Apocryphon 8mo agoBeOS, anyone?
- znpy 8mo agoClearly not