Hi, August-

*** Quoting August Abolins from a message to Jean Parrot ***

AA> That is not technically correct.  OS X is based on BSD unix.  BSD or 
AA> any of its derivatives are already being used on many pcs. The more 
AA> correct way to say it would be "Apple/Mac-branded"
software wouldn't 
AA> be found running on a pc.

You're right, August.  These days, all a Macintosh really is is a PC
running ¨a semi-proprietary operating system on proprietary hardware. 
Apple has no real ¨distinctiveness in its computers.  OS X is based on BSD,
as you said, and runs ¨on the Mach kernel.  OS X is partly based on the
NeXTStep machine (remember ¨those) operating system.

So really, it's nothing new under the sun.  If Apple was so revolutionary,
¨would people be able to "backport" their OS to run on standard
PCs? :)

(No, I'm not trying to start an argument here or flame.  I'm just simply
¨stating facts except for my last sentence.)

However, if one likes Apple's products, more power to them.

Later,
Sean

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