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@Hasen: in addition to certification there is a question of philosophy. The traditional Unix philosophy stresses things that OSX emphatically does not stress. See Nagul's answer for more on this. Modern Unix-like systems certainly have a GUI, but they still follow (to one degree or another) the base philosophy. I'm not sure that Apple's OSX really does.
– Telemachus
Commented Oct 2, 2009 at 11:42
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@hasen j: I'm very comfortable using Win XP on the desktop. Although I'd like to, I'm unable to find a Linux or Unix variant that I enjoy using enough to replace it. I'm wondering here, if perhaps it's worth trying to see what Mac OS X, as a variant of Unix on the desktop, feels like.
– Rob Kam
Commented Oct 2, 2009 at 12:18
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@Rob Kam: Mac OS X is an extremely good OS on its own right. Despite the PR-ridden cliche, to a large extent it just works. If you haven't enjoyed your dose of Unix till now, I'd certainly suggest you try out a Mac. It is not my idea of a traditional Unix OS, but it is underpinned by both Unix and POSIX compliance and it is an excellent OS.
– user4358
Commented Oct 2, 2009 at 20:06

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