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> OK, so, I can ssh to a linux box from another linux box, and run an X
> program and use it, transparently, as if it were any other application on
> my desktop.

*sigh*  Is this seriously a "Linux is the best OS" flame war?  Very 
uninteresting.  The honest truth is, every OS is better than every other OS, 
each in its own way.

You've named the one positive feature of X11.  The reason it's not included by 
default with windows or mac (but installable on both) is because in many other 
ways, it's antiquated and non-performant.  They *actively* chose not to 
distribute it with the OS, and in the case of OSX, they formerly included it 
and later discontinued shipping it with the OS, because they're better off 
leaving it in the past.  But still available as a separate download package for 
those who need it.
 
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