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Review: Mac OS X Shines In Comparison With Windows Vista | |
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| Time: 07:40 EST/12:40 GMT | News Source: InformationWeek | Posted By: John Quigley | ||
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Amid the hype surrounding the release of Windows Vista, Mac users are taking solace from the fact that OS X is still a champ on many fronts. Here are some reasons our reviewer John C. Welch opts for Apple. If you believe all the hype, installing the new Windows Vista operating system will solve world famine, end the AIDS crisis and bring about world peace. Well, maybe no one is saying it's that great, but the clamor and fuss have been pretty boisterous. | ||
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| #1 By 71967 (84.74.227.173) at 1/7/2007 11:07:13 AM |
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Hi,
I am a veteran Windows user, I started with Windows/286 V2.1 and I worked with all the Windows version since that time. I read the stuff and the critics about Windows Vista (they are many). Last year I have to change my old computer and I decided to "open my mind" and check really what's are the alternative to Windows and guess what ? I purchased a MACPRO. Since I use it it is like rediscovering a proper OS and proper Applications that run smoothly without any "Windows" trouble. I can tell you.. I am definitively away from Windows ! GGi from Switzerland |
| #2 By 46122 (68.237.237.174) at 1/7/2007 12:26:50 PM |
| I too have tried Apple computers. Sadly I find them to run slowly. The first time I used it within 20 minutes I got the lovly red screen of death perfectly named panic. I installed windows on the mac, and sadly Windows ran better then OSX did. I can't find any realy reason why anyone would want to spend 2x the price for a mac when they can get a good real world PC for 1/2 the price. |
| #3 By 71976 (67.164.187.188) at 1/7/2007 1:05:02 PM |
| It always seems foolish to me to claim that one OS is actually "better" than another because it is all about personal preferences. I have an msdn subscription so I am running both Vista RTM and OSX 10.4 on another machine. I can say honestly that each have their pros and cons, but I prefer Vista. Mac OS is very usable with a clean interface, but as the examples in this article - it is nice when everything is working fine - but it is almost too user friendly in my mind. I cant change the things I want easily or fix things because the OS trys to think for me too much. It tries to over simplify everything. Then when I have to get under the covers it is a nightmare. Also, in this article the examples are cherry picked to appear to give OSX the upper hand. That is the dumbest example of UAC I have read. IF you actually used Vista on a network domain you would see the security improvments UAC provides. He should compare the new Windows Photo Gallery and Movie Maker to the iLife stuff - that is what made up my mind. In typical Microsoft fashion, Vista pretty much stole all the cool UI things and tools from Mac OSX and made them a little better - thats what they always do. The long term winner depends on how fast updates will come, and Mac historically has the upper hand there. I'm sure that OSX 10.5 will come over the top and have some better offerings than Vista. Microsoft has promised more frequent updates, but if they dont live up to that, I would probably end up switching back to Mac because they really have proven to have a continuous evolution of the OS. |
| #4 By 7760 (12.155.143.50) at 1/7/2007 5:12:54 PM |
| It's sad that Information Week allowed this to be published. I've lost some respect. |
| #5 By 3653 (68.52.143.149) at 1/7/2007 5:42:27 PM |
| osprey, i feel the same way... except the loss of respect is more aimed at activewin. posting this here is just flamebait. There are far too many alternatives to activewin, quite frankly... for me to continue reading here. activewin is like that irritating old friend you have that you havent seen in years, but they pop up once a month to send you an email link (political, religion, or similar) they know will irritate you. |
| #6 By 40 (216.68.248.2) at 1/8/2007 8:04:23 AM |
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This was posted here because it was a news story. There is nothing wrong with reading other people's opinion, and every can make their own choice on the value of the article.
The reference to a old friend is interesting, but whos is who? This post was edited by johnnyq on Monday, January 08, 2007 at 08:05. |
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