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> POSIX won because it was first. Simple inertia keeps it there.

Not true. OS/360 was released years before the first Unix (OS/360 in 1966; Unix development started in 1969). Multics' development also preceded Unix (indeed, the developers of Unix started by working on Multics).

It's easy to whine, but Unix' interfaces also work for a wide variety of situations.

If you think you have a better idea, implement it & try to convince others to use it. That's how things get better.




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