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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Where Are The Computer Companies?
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On Tue, 03 Jun 2025 23:14:24 +0000, Tyrone wrote:

> Fun fact: Macs/iPhones/iPads make up the largest installed base of Unix
> computers by a single company in the world.

What is “Unix”? It’s just a trademark. The original meaning of a
particular way for a computer system (OS and userland) to operate has
gone, and Apple played an instrumental part in killing it.

> Unix does not look dead to me.

When people think “Unix” nowadays, they really mean a Linux or BSD system. 
That’s what works they way they expect a “Unix” system to work. Not Apple.