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Re:macOS deprecating scripting language runtimes, including ... by rgovostes on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @10:32PM (#20111075)
I'm sure that others here are well familiar with other officially certified UNIX operating systems[1], but given many widely used Unix-like systems not on the list, I don't think Apple gains anything from the certification. Moreover, it probably is deleterious, forcing them to adhere to system designs that made sense in the 70s and 80s.

1: https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/

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Re:macOS deprecating scripting language runtimes, including ... by Wowfunhappy on Thursday June 06, 2019 @12:00AM (#20111468)
I'd be surprised if Apple spends all that much money/effort on official Unix certification, precisely because I doubt Apple would bother. How many customers are choosing macOS over something else because of the Unix certification? In a world where Linux exists?

(This discussion, of course, has nothing to do with whether or not macOS adheres to Unix principles or compatibility.)

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