Actually it's not unix it's BSD, which is open source. It's called darwin and you can download it for free.
Mike On Jan 31, 2008 8:15 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One correction Betty. > > The underlying OS for Apple is not Linux, but Unix which is not Open > Source. Linux is very similar to Unix. There are a few lawsuits > against Linux because it is so close to Unix. > > Part of SCO's lawsuit was based on some of this. > > Stewart > > > At 08:32 PM 1/31/2008, you wrote: > >What's your point? Apple has 10% or so of the market and doesn't > >have a monopoly in computers or software, has an underlying open > >source OS. Microsoft has 80-90% of the market and is close to a > >monopoly, with a closed, proprietary OS. So you buy the monopoly > >product, and avoid the company that has the smallest market share > >then claim that Apple has a monopoly at 10%. > > > >Not logical. If you don't like Apple products, that's your choice. > >Where's the monopoly? > > > >Betty > > Rev. Stewart A. Marshall > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Prince of Peace > Ozark, AL SL 82 > > > ************************************************************************ > * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== > * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== > * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name > * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST > * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L > * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress > * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ************************************************************************ > * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC > http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l > * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ > * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml > * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
