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The selection of the hosted macOS pool is the correct approach for compiling applications specifically targeting macOS environments. This pool consists of build agents that run on macOS operating systems, allowing for the necessary environment and tools required for macOS app development to be available. This is particularly important for applications that utilize macOS-specific frameworks, libraries, or APIs that are not available or compatible with other operating systems.

Utilizing the hosted macOS pool ensures that developers have access to the latest Xcode versions, macOS SDKs, and other tools essential for building and testing applications designed for the macOS platform. This pool also alleviates the need for developers to provision and manage their own macOS infrastructure, enabling them to focus on development rather than infrastructure concerns.

In contrast, other options like hosted Windows Container pools, self-hosted Windows pools, and hosted Linux Container pools are tailored for their respective operating systems and environments, which may not support the macOS-specific application requirements, thus making them unsuitable for this task.