ZFS: Apple's New Filesystem that wasn't (2016)
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- Apple considered porting ZFS to Mac OS X in 2006 but initially used a different method for Time Machine.
- Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz prematurely announced Apple's ZFS adoption, disrupting Apple's plans.
- ZFS was showcased at WWDC 2008 but was later abandoned due to Sun's decline, legal uncertainties, and internal Apple politics.
- Apple eventually developed its own filesystem, APFS, instead of adopting ZFS.
- The decision to drop ZFS was influenced by Sun's acquisition by Oracle and personal dynamics between Apple and Oracle executives.