Comment by sbuk
2 years ago
Marketing. They called OS X, as it was at the time, ‘UNIX’ but didn’t pay the Open Group for certification. The Open Group sued, and Apple figured it was cheaper to certify, so they did, and have done ever since.
2 years ago
Marketing. They called OS X, as it was at the time, ‘UNIX’ but didn’t pay the Open Group for certification. The Open Group sued, and Apple figured it was cheaper to certify, so they did, and have done ever since.
Huh. Does anyone actually care whether or not it's certified? Like is there any business or use case where it would matter?
The Open Group, holders of the Unix trademark care.
That's obviously not what I'm asking.
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