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Nonexistent Windows OS Superior to Panther
Anonymous Coward writes "A Windows user slams Panther. 'Apple has implemented some basic desktop composition features in Mac OS X "Panther." But the basic problem with Mac OS X isn't going away: It's a classic desktop operating system that doesn't offer anything in the way of usability advancements over previous desktop operating systems. Today, Windows XP and its task-based interface are far superior to anything in Mac OS X. In the future, Longhorn will further distance Windows from OS X. (sic) From a graphical standpoint, there won't be any comparison. As Microsoft revealed at the PDC 2003 conference, Longhorn is far more impressive technically than Panther.'"
LOL
And I will claim that longhorn is better than MSDOS6.0. Can you beat me? BTW, I bet there will be a computer cluster running longhorn and AMD/intel 64bit CPU quicker and cheaper than the VT G5 cluster. I predict Longhorn will give /.er more entertainment than SCO stuff.
There is a spark in every single flame bait point.
OH really FOOL? Really!
Well, if you'd love to get in contact Paul (the author of this wonderful piece of literature), and perhaps let him know how you feel about this article, here's his email address...
Mail Paul (I'm-A-Fucking-Idiot-Thurrot) here
Go on, you pay your ISP for your mail handling, you deserve to send as many emails as you like to Paul.
Here are a few good ideas to get you started...
- Dear Paul, stop being such a retard, by the time Longhorn eeks its way out of Redmond, Apple will have made a least one more major OS release. And by your own standards, we'll be able to judge Longhorn when it ships against Apple's future 2-year-away OS (10.6?).
- Dear Paul, stop being such a cock. Love, [your name here]. xxx
- Dear Paul, before you go writing a load of shite perhaps you should have an inkling of that of which you speak.
- Tosser/
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Let's look at what Paul said:
...ok, so I took the bait!
Apple has implemented some basic desktop composition features in Mac OS X "Panther."
Apparently he's never seen Expose...
But the basic problem with Mac OS X isn't going away: It's a classic desktop operating system that doesn't offer anything in the way of usability advancements over previous desktop operating systems. Today, Windows XP and its task-based interface are far superior to anything in Mac OS X.
Statement without proof. Opinion. Move along.
In the future, Longhorn will further distance Windows from OS X.
True, it will be much more bloated, include DRM, have graphical overhead not designed for computers it will run on, use up more of the screen real-estate with 'sidebars,' dumb things down so that grandma can do it but i have to step through 10 steps to fucking print, and overall make the task of using your computer all the more unrefined.
From a graphical standpoint, there won't be any comparison.
Apparently Paul's never even fucking SEEN Mac OS X and all of its iterations. Literally the most beautiful OS evar!
As Microsoft revealed at the PDC 2003 conference, Longhorn is far more impressive technically than Panther.
True, it is amazing how so many monkeys can make Windows occasionally work through their collaborative C# coding