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Re:Microsoft kills official way to activate Windows 11/10 wi... by bigyabai on Saturday January 03, 2026 @05:06PM (#46482192)
> Her tablet runs macOS variant, iPadOS.

> Her smartphone runs macOS variant, iOS.

> Her smartwatch will run macOS variant, watchOS.

None of these platforms run a variant of macOS, rather a variant of Darwin.

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Re:Microsoft kills official way to activate Windows 11/10 wi... by Marsymars on Saturday January 03, 2026 @05:33PM (#46482426)
I have no particular insight into whether the wikipedia article is correct, but it says "iOS is based on macOS."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS

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