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Apple no longer claims macOS is UNIX due to the certification process being seen as a farce.

TechnologyOperating SystemsOct 21, 2026score 0.812 posts · 1 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses Apple's decision to stop claiming macOS is UNIX, highlighting concerns about the certification process being a farce. It reflects on the implications of Apple's actions on the UNIX certification and the broader tech industry.

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Apple no longer claims macOS is UNIX due to the certification process being seen as a farce.
Parent: Operating SystemsEntity: macOSImpact: negativeDate: Oct 21, 2026Target: Apple's claim of macOS being UNIX

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Apple stops pretending macOS is UNIX Early 2025, I wrote about how I think macOS' UNIX certification was basically a lie. It required so many convoluted and cumbersome changes to macOS that literally nobody applies to their system that it the certification had kind of become a farce. At the end of the article I wondered for how much longer Apple would be playing this little charade to hammer macOS thr https://www.osnews.com/story/146203/apple-stops-pretending-macos-is-unix/ #macOS
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@[email protected]
Apple stops pretending macOS is UNIX https://www.osnews.com/story/146203/apple-stops-pretending-macos-is-unix/
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