This is a long one, but here we go....
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I am sorry but if you think about it. Apple and Sun are the only companies that have been brought up (as to my knowledge) that bundle the hardware with an OS.
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SGI, HP, DEC, IBM, etc. Different niches, to be sure, but OS specialization on hardware has been happening for quite some time.
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As much as I like Sun, they had to opensource Solaris to gain lost ground. Do SGI still sell boxes?
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SUN, primarily, is a hardware company that seems to make killer software. While gaining lost ground might have been part of the reason, I'm not sure it's the complete reason. Remember, SUN does more for open source than..well...anyone. Look at how much code they've opened. Hell, they spend $1BN on MySQL! DTrace, ZFS, et al.
SGI does still sell boxes, although I think their workstations are refurbs of older units. IRIX is more or less dead.
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I have no clue why OSX is "UNIX" certified. However "unix" certified makes hell of sense. Becareful on the usage of capital letters. OSX is NOT UNIX it is a BSD derivative.
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OS X is UNIX certified because The Open Group, who owns the trademark and publishes the specs. and certifications, said it is after Apple paid to have it tested. The usage of capital UNIX is absolutely appropriate, legal and otherwise. In any event, there were 2 main branches of UNIX: BSD and ATT. Both were UNIX back in the day, and both are being certified now. You don't even have to have original UNIX code to be UNIX, technically. Solaris, FWIW, contains both BSD and ATT code. OS X Leopard, in all respects, is UNIX, from both a legal and technical standpoint.
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I wonder does UNIX still exist as an operating system outside of the lame lawsuits brought up by that company which bought the UNIX name ???
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UNIX is more of a certification now, but as such, the systems so certified qualify as UNIX. AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, OS X Leopard, IRIX, Tru64 all come to mind. SCO didn't buy UNIX, I believe the courts decided that one.
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Let's back up a little bit here, OSX is really the only company to have brought the "unix derivatives" to the mass market.
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That, too, is debatable. For just one instance, do not forget that Microsoft, before doing Windows, was a UNIX company. XENIX anyone? It rocked, fyi. Although, I'll grant you, Apple sure is doing it in a big way.
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PS, why does Apple/OS have a bigger share than Vista ????
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When was OSX first released? When was Vista released? Wait until such time has passed, and then look at Vista's numbers TEN compared to OS X NOW. That's a more fair comparison.