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>I think eventually, we'll see Windows transform into a Linux distro with a Windows UI.

As long as you consider OSX to be a Linux distro (lol) with a Apple UI, then sure.

But I doubt Microsoft ever gets any closer to unix-like systems than Apple is.



> But I doubt Microsoft ever gets any closer to unix-like systems than Apple is.

I'm confused by this comment. OS X is literally UNIX. In fact, I think it's the ONLY UNIX system available to consumers.


umm.. FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenSolaris.

OSX is a thin layer of UNIX with a lot of non-UNIX like stuff. Aqua over X. Self-contained apps over package management (unless you want to count the app store).

I find it more like a broken borked *NIX system than anything.


Neither FreeBSD nor NetBSD have been submitted to the Open Group for certification, and are thus considered "Unix-like". When I say OSX is literally Unix, I mean it has passed certification and can legally use UNIX trademark.


You can get solaris for free from oracle.


I knew that, but I left it out because I don't consider it consumer-grade. It's not something you'd find on a PC you'd buy at Best Buy, Tiger Direct, Amazon, etc, nor is it something you'd give to a non technical user and expect them to use.




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