Comments on: Windows Vista and Mac OS X Comparisons

By: Geoff Taylor

Geoff Taylor — Mon, 14 May 2007 20:36:18 +0000

I’d been a Windows person when I got my first Mac in 2003. I’d been using Windows since 3.1, which I purchased in 1991. I got more closely involved with Microsoft in ‘94 while testing Windows 95 and continued testing operating systems and other software for Microsoft for more than a decade. So, when Vista was offered to testers I jumped at the chance even though I was heavily into my Power Mac by then. I thought maybe Vista would be something.

It wasn’t.

Yes, it’s better than XP in soooo many ways. But it’s annoying as funk in soooo many ways. In the end, I’m quite happy with OS X 10.4 and can’t wait to see 10.5. I haven’t once regretted my decision to jump ship and convert cold turkey to OSX. It’s got everything I want except games and I haven’t missed the games– even though I was a hardcore gamer. I get what I need from my console systems and while I’m sure I’m seriously missing out on the PC Windows gaming front… I’m not hurting. I have fun using my Mac, for whatever I do with it. I don’t have to fight with it. I don’t have to worry about anything. It really does “just work”. So, yeah, this MIcrosoft certified one-time Windows fan has not once regretted the switch to OSX.

It probably added 20 years to my life.

By: Tiago do Vale

Tiago do Vale — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:08:07 +0000

It seems to me that the Vista is a major advancement for Microdoft in the GUI area…

But it’a a very heavy and slow system when compared with OS X… It’s unstable and prone to security problems, and it’s really annoying with all the “permission” windows, alerts and etc..

The GUIs of both systems are now close (at least until Leopard comes out), but the Windows system will need to be remade from scratch to really be to par with OS X.
But that will not happen: they just don’t need to do it, not in the near future at least, because of the way they contrl the market.

By: Dalique

Dalique — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:40:13 +0000

MAC FTW =)

By: Duy (dewey) Vu

Duy (dewey) Vu — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 10:15:52 +0000

this article is comparing vista and osx as if this is the first time microsoft has “borrowed” ideas from apple? LMAO!!!

M$ couldn’t make a decent OS until they made a deal w/ apple which allowed them to use apple’s OS technology back in the early 90s…

Industrial strength UNIX coding is what MAC OSX uses to meet the future’s demand w/ ease (multi-tasking, stability and security)….while VISTA uses basically the same old pre-historic coding of the last couple versions of windows (which means ur probably gonna run into similar problems as u did w/ xp and 2000)

Apple’s always been into innovation and/or refinement of everything about a computer…(USER FRIENDLYNESS - everything seems to take a couple steps less on a mac, much EASIER on a computer newbie)

They r the innovators and microsoft just comes out w/ a ripoff that’s cheaper in cost (Apple’s computers USED to be more expensive than PCs…cuz microsoft didn’t have to hire INNOVATORS, just engineers who kno how to copy existing concepts….lol (brilliant strategy by mr. gates) but yea…. w/o apple u wouldn’t have windows ANYWHERE near where it is now

PS….YOU CAN RUN MAC OSX AND VISTA,XP,etc. ON THE SAME INTEL MAC COMPUTER…IN CASE U HAVE TO HAVE WINDOWS TO PLAY CERTAIN GAMES =^)

By: vinod

vinod — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 04:53:05 +0000

Of course people think twice before purchasing Apple in India. they are more fascinated by PC’s running windows on it. But not many people know that Mac’s are fast, reliable, virus-free.

who cares, i Love Mac.

By: MURAKUMON

MURAKUMON — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:57:55 +0000

I’m running a pre-release version of vista now (RC2). I think I’ll always be a windows person. I really like the UI in vista, it’s simple and beautiful. You have to kind of tweak it to get it to look it’s best, it’s waayy too transparent at first and it can look kinda messy if you have a few windows open. With fine tuning, I think it is nicer than aqua.

I do see tons of similarities between OSX and Vista. I have to say IE 7 in vista is kind of ugly. I hate IE, I’ll never use it. The icons in IE 7 and arranged in a strange and unlogical way. I’m currently using Firefox 2, compact menu. vista toolbar icons. It looks purdy
I don’t know about the flip 3D. It takes to long, I have decent hardware, it’s not realy lag. The animations are just slower. I think it’s just eye candy. So I use the regular flip.

I like the search, nice and speedy. And you can search from a variety of locations. So I do like that
WMP11 is gorgeous. Nice syncing. I never really liked iTunes, at least on windows.

By: Izumi

Izumi — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 21:15:33 +0000

Listen, I know this site is all about GUIs. But there is a point where that can be ruined by the OSs stability. Mac OS X has know and well loved stability. While Vista and all other Windows still are great stability and security risks. Basically Mac OS X has it beat hand down. Good apps run on it, it is stable, and it looks frwaking AWESOME. Aqua is by far the BEST GUI in computing history. Bar none.

Vista is an enhancement graphically. I admit that. But is it an advancement in all other departments that matter. I would rather get my work done on a nice looking stable desktop than a super graphical but unstable GUI.