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Mac OS X Versus Windows Vista

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the no-holds-barred dept.

An anonymous reader writes "With Macworld set to start Jan. 8, InformationWeek has a detailed comparison that pits Mac OS X against Vista. According to reviewer John Welch, OS X wins hands down. The important point: he doesn't say Vista is bad, just that technically speaking, OS X remains way ahead. Do you agree?"

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  1. I did not know it was possible..... by LibertineR · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    to perform fellatio on an Operating System.

    The reviewer should have Steve Jobs autograph his kneepads.

  2. Re:It doesn't matter by bshellenberg · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Who would want to play around with Final Cut Pro? It's a toy comparable to something like Ulead's Video Studio. Real production folks use Avid.

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  3. Re:.NET by feijai · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Microsoft got ECMA standards for C# and the CLI. Not for .NET in general, which is heavily patent-encumbered. Only a fool would bank his application against Mono.

  4. Re:.NET by Emetophobe · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    I think it would be great if Apple would adopt C# as the future of development on Mac OS X.
    Do you honestly think Apple would adopt a language that Microsoft created for the purpose of locking developers into MS Windows?
  5. Re:It doesn't matter by wish+bot · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Oh - right. So universal system wide - and user configurable - short cut keys, simple cross application automation, system wide cross application scripting, detailed logs, and a huge range of *nix command line tools and software including apache and postfix, are all available on a default Windows installation?!

    If you only care to look, and you are a 'true' advanced user rather than a MSCE style parrot button-pusher then OS X wins hands down over Windows for advanced functionality. The main difference is - a new user doesn't have to go faffing around in obscure places, checking obscure buttons under obscure tabs just to get the machine working with basic functionality.

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  6. Re:It doesn't matter by dfghjk · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "...corporate purchasing policies are set by Windows-loving IT people who don't really understand the needs of the production staff..."

    Spoken like a true mac fanboy lacking any understanding of the history of the platform. Avid was originally a mac application but switched to Windows because MacOS was so obsolete. Avid was once held up as a shining example of the superiority of the mac platform for "creative professionals". Now that it's Windows it sucks sweaty balls and is forced upon the production staff by "Windows-loving IT people".

    Go on believing what Steve tells you to.