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From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
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Subject: Re: Where Are The Computer Companies?
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2025 10:45:04 -0700
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On 2025-06-04 08:43, Joel wrote:
> Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>> On 2025-06-04 00:12, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>> On Tue, 3 Jun 2025 21:45:14 -0700, Alan wrote:
>>>> On 2025-06-03 21:10, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> It is macOS that is “different” from how people expect a “Unix” system
>>>>> to behave, not the Linuxes and BSDs. Offering a choice of GUIs (or no
>>>>> GUI at all), is part of how people expect a “Unix” system to behave.
>>>>
>>>> People's expectations don't define what something is.
>>>
>>> That’s how language works. Words mean what they are generally expected to
>>> mean.
>>
>> And?
>>
>> Just because Apple uses Unix in a different manner doesn't make it into
>> "not Unix".
> 
> 
> To the extent that Apple's brand of Unix makes it a much sleeker OS
> than M$'s, I fully endorse that.  It's powerful software.  The problem
> I have with Macs is more the expense.  Building a PC to run Linux is
> inexpensive, I have two NVMe drives, now, the second one was like $30.
> 

And that is completely valid.

I'm willing to pay the extra because I like what I get.

:-)