Re: Where Are The Computer Companies?

On Tue, 3 Jun 2025 21:45:14 -0700, Alan wrote:

On 2025-06-03 21:10, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

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On Tue, 3 Jun 2025 19:48:33 -0700, Alan wrote:
 

On 2025-06-03 19:43, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

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On Tue, 3 Jun 2025 18:34:22 -0700, Alan wrote:
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So having a choice of GUIs somehow makes the underlying OS
components different?

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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.

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That doesn't even attempt to answer my question.

 
You were the one trying to imply, somehow, that Apple’s “Unix” hews
closer to the tradition of what “Unix” is supposed to be about. It’s
not.

 
Nope.
 
Literally nothing I said implied anything like that.

Your words are right up there: “So having a choice of GUIs somehow makes
the underlying OS components different?” Did you mean them, or didn’t you?

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.