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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. Why not wait for Leopard?! by Lord+Satri · · Score: 4, Funny

    Isn't this strange. Why don't they wait for the just-around-the-corner Leopard to compare with Vista. At least they would be comparing apple with oranges instead of pineapples and watermelons! ;-)

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    1. Re:Why not wait for Leopard?! by catwh0re · · Score: 5, Funny

      it's more like comparing Apples with lemons.

  2. Solving the world's problems with vista by scenestar · · Score: 5, Funny

    f 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.

    If those windows zombie botnets were used for scientific work instead of sending spam I'm sure it would in fact have a positive impact.

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  3. Re:Tuesday! by Andy_R · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's 'yes', 'no' and 'ask again later' covered, shall we shoot for the whole set of magic 8 ball tags on this story? 'Outlook good' might be hard to find support for...

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  4. Re:It doesn't matter by dhasenan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now, last I checked I breathe air, produce sperm which contain human genetic codes, and am also in an intimate relationship with a human so I'm pretty sure I'm a person. I can test that. It'll only take a minute; I have the gom jabbar right here.
  5. Re:No OS X on common hardware, so no need to evalu by Beer_Smurf · · Score: 2, Funny

    But by your own logic, a Mac would be better.
    A new Mac will run Windows (2000, XP, Vista), Linux or BSD and OSX.

  6. Re:It doesn't matter by Bill+Hayden · · Score: 4, Funny
    First you have to go into the Keyboard & Mouse preferences and select the full keyboard access for "All controls".
    With an onerous requirement like that, I can see how it's a complete non-starter.
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  7. Re:It doesn't matter by Thoron77 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Windows can't touch Mac OS X. Linux can :P

    touch MacOSX
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  8. Re:Ever used Python, OCaml, Common Lisp, Smalltalk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    So from your opening paragraph, 4 different languages have the combined features of one? I guess I would go for the language that had them all!

  9. Re:It doesn't matter by Paradise+Pete · · Score: 2, Funny
    Except it confuses the hell out of the power users coming from Windows, ya know, the ones (like me) that don't know it can even be turned on.

    Apparently, Lord Jedi, you are not quite as powerful as you can possibly imagine.

  10. Re:Because Tiger is already better. by atrocious+cowpat · · Score: 2, Funny

    "...everything migrates seamlessly while I go for coffee and a bagel."

    Ah, that's where you're hiding the big Mac-Disadvantage:

    The "Migration", obviously, is usually over before you're half done with your Bagel. So what do you do now? Cheat on your employer's time, just finishing off that Bagel, or finish off that Bagel while griping about your work overload (you are a SysAdmin, right?).

    ;)

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  11. Re:Ever used Python, OCaml, Common Lisp, Smalltalk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Oh yeah? MY cock is 200 feet long, and is written in Applesoft BASIC!