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ZDNet: Why you should take a look at Mac OS X.1

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 2, 2001

“This weekend, Apple released the first major revision
to System X, the Unix-based Macintosh operating system of the
future. The new version, called 10.1 (or should I write X.1?),
cleans up some of the loose ends from the first release, especially
by improving performance.

OS X is the nicest operating system I’ve ever seen. It works
like an OS should work, but is very different from all previous Mac
operating systems. Mostly, this is a good thing for average users,
though people used to troubleshooting Mac problems must begin their
education pretty much from scratch.

…If the Linux community really wants to hurt Microsoft–a
frequent theme in some of the e-mail I receive from
readers–wouldn’t buying a Mac be a good way to do this without
having to deal with some of the challenges of Linux? Just a
thought.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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