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They did a serious technical evaluation of MS WinNT. They also obviously knew about Linux. Sources: same as yours.

• pjmlp 5mo ago
  To the point Apple had their own Linux distro for a little while, MkLinux.
  • flomo 5mo ago
    Checked this on wikipedia, and MkLinux came out after they bought Next. ("The mach kernel company"). But obviously everyone in this space knew about Linux.
    • pjmlp 5mo ago
      Yes, before they decided what "Mac OS the Copland replacement" would actually look like. This was during the fight for survival phase.
      • flomo 5mo ago
        Yup.