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Microsoft Responds To "Like OS X" Comment

Posted by samzenpus on from the imitation-is-the-greatest-form-of-flattery dept.

Z80xxc! writes "After a comment by a Microsoft employee claiming in an interview that 'what we [Microsoft] have tried to do with Windows 7... is create a Mac look and feel in terms of graphics,' the Windows 7 team has issued an official rebuttal, saying that the comment came from an employee who was 'not involved in any aspect of designing Windows 7,' and that it was 'inaccurate and uninformed.'"

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  1. Re:What Apple does right by gtomorrow · · Score: 4, Informative

    System Prefs > Mouse & Keyboard > Keyboard shortcuts*.

    A quick look tells me that CTRL-F2 puts focus on the menubar, CTRL-F3 places focus on the Dock, etc etc. OSX has had this since (someone correct if i'm wrong) since at least 10.2 .

    So, that's about enough of this "can't navigate in OSX without the mouse" propaganda. [/wishful thinking]

    * Apologies if the wording isn't exact as i'm translating from the italian.

  2. Re:What Apple does right by TheRaven64 · · Score: 5, Informative

    I don't understand your complaint. On windows, you do alt, F, S and get to the save menu item in the file menu. On OS X you do contol-F2, F, S, and get to the save menu. It is just one more keystroke. I'm not sure why this is better than using shortcuts to jump straight to the menu though, nor why you think pressing keys to explore the menu is better than using the mouse.

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  3. Re:If only.... by Procasinator · · Score: 5, Informative

    Ummm... Windows Vista and onwards is more secure out of the box. I mean, Mac OS X hasn't even really implemented ASLR yet. That Mac OS X is more secure is a common misconception.

    Read this: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/hack-windows-security-snow-leopard,8704.html

    Charlier Miller covers why he thinks Windows is more secure than Mac OS X.