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Mac OS X is five years old. John Siracusa takes a look at the road behind as he ponders the critical role the OS has played in AppleÂs revitalization.
From closing the book on the original Mac to practically inventing a new platform overnight, OS X changed Apple and its users in ways that worthy of a birthday reflection. Mac OS X 10.0 was the end of many things. First and foremost, it was the end of one of the most drawn-out, heart-wrenching death spirals in the history of the technology sector. Historians (and Wall Street) may say that it was the iMac, with its fresh, daring industrial design, that marked the turning point for Apple. But that iMac was merely a stay of execution at best, and a last, desperate gasp at worst. By the turn of the century, Apple needed a new OS, and it needed one badly. Happy fifth birthday, Mac OS X, and many happy returns!
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John is a prolific writer and an authority on Apple, Macs and OS X. More than just a computer industry journalist, he also enjoys programming in Perl and is a U2 fan. I have to respect those choices. If you're interested, you can check out more of his Ars Technica articles.
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