Partially incorrect. OS X is based on OpenSTEP (ie the Mach microkernel) with a FreeBSD layer on top of that.
True, I probably should have said something about it being based on Darwin, instead. Oh well. It is a legitimate UNIX derivative, though.
Wrong. Microsoft has kept the command line and improved upon it. NT's cmd.exe is much superior to command.com.
As far as I know, Windows' command line is limited in its usefulness. You can't modify system settings or anything like that. I could be wrong, though.
Not really. They did have a command line as far back as A/UX and their Workgroup Servers that run AIX. Furthermore, OS X is the son of NeXT, not FreeBSD. Copland and Raphsody were utter failures and I suppose that's why they bought NeXT.
Come on, Phong, you know what I meant. I was referring to the original Mac OS, which had no command line. And, yes, OS X can survive without the BSD layer, but it is still a legitimate UNIX derivative.
Well, we never had to send in our PCs either. We also had quite a few Macs.
I didn't make any comments about PC's in that little blurb. I was simply dispelling the claim that Macs are unfixable by their users.
For doing what??
I have no idea.
That's just plain wrong. You can recover your data in Windows unless you have a total HD failure (or your FAT table died - and I've had HFS problems too).
Yes, but it's been my experience that you have to reformat a Windows drive more frequently than a Mac drive. If something goes wrong, there are a few troubleshooting steps, then it's time to whack the hard drive and reinstall Windows. And, data-recovery apps aren't always the most effective things in the world.
It's not healthy. No-one should need to do that unless they completely screwed up their system.
Which I have seen happen frequently. This is just my experience with Windows (mostly with 2000 and XP), and I've learned that computer experiences tend to vary across an extremely wide spectrum.
