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by stuntmouse 5875 days ago
I would argue that the age of Unix as an end-user OS is already here. See iPhone and Android sales figures. Also, WebOS, etc.
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yeah, linux is too narrow. All of my devices are now Unix. Mac Desktops, Ipad, Iphone, and I use linux for servers.

I haven't touched a windows box in many years. I've never used vista or windows 7.

Maybe you should give Windows 7 a chance. I use a Mac at home, and I really like Windows 7 at work.
I can't live without a unix shell.
None of those are remotely Unixy from a user perspective.

Neither the iPhone nor WebOS ever expose a filesystem to the user. Neither Android nor WebOS expose Unix to App developers. Android doesn't even present a real Unix system to the OS developers!

I'm sure a lot of Unix old timers would claim that my Ubuntu desktop also isn't very Unixy. I'm not complaining though.