MacOS vs Windows

There’s always going to be a debate about which operating system is better. Some time ago, I was one of those people who passionately participated in these debates—defending... Windows.

I stopped doing that a long time ago, once I realized that the best operating system is simply the one that fits your current needs—and I emphasize current.

Over time, I’ve used Android, iPadOS, iOS, macOS, ChromeOS, Linux, and Windows. All of them served me well for certain tasks and not so well for others. I learned that this doesn’t make any one of them inherently better than the rest.

That’s why I liked this video—you can see a macOS fan defending features that a Windows user just can’t relate to.

 

 

Things that surprised me in a MacBook

 I basically agree with the things listed in this video. These are things that works lot better in a Mac than in Windows. 

Mac OS X is not much better than W7

I’m not the one saying it, he is Walt Mossberg, the man behind the Personal Technology Column of The Wall Street Journal.  And here is exactly what he said:

In recent years, I, like many other reviewers, have argued that Apple’s Mac OS X operating system is much better than Windows. That’s no longer true. I still give the Mac OS a slight edge because it has a much easier and cheaper upgrade path; more built-in software programs; and far less vulnerability to viruses and other malicious software, which are overwhelmingly built to run on Windows.

Now, however, it’s much more of a toss-up between the two rivals. Windows 7 beats the Mac OS in some areas, such as better previews and navigation right from the taskbar, easier organization of open windows on the desktop and touch-screen capabilities. So Apple will have to scramble now that the gift of a flawed Vista has been replaced with a reliable, elegant version of Windows.

Since the first beta I have been saying that this version 7 is the best thing Microsoft has released in a long time so it does not surprise me to read such comment coming from Walt Mossberg. Now prepare yourself for the Mac fanboys reactions we will have a lot of fun in the next few days.

Windows 7 Taskbar vs Mac OS X's Dock

I'm not a Mac user so I can't give a fair opinion on this one but apparently Gizmodo Australia can ad they say that the task bar from Windows 7 is a lot better than MacOS's Dock.

The challenge of learning a totally new Windows behaviour is the cost of getting this huge step forward in UI. The superbar makes Windows way more conducive to running tons of applications, since it's actually possible to find apps and precisely the window you want in a second, no matter how bad the shitstorm on your desktop is. In this sense, it's a better application manager than the Dock, from which, generally speaking, you can't do much more than jump to open applications or close them.

Giz Explains: Why the Windows 7 Taskbar Beats Mac OS X's Dock - Gizmodo Australia

The Apple Tax

Paul Thurrott has posted at his blog a very nice article or note about what Microsoft calls Apple Tax. 

There are two tables created by Microsoft to illustrate the whole concept. After checking those tables the only thing that I can say is that with the same amount of money that you spend in a Mac, you buy a really powerful PC. Just in HDD you get twice the space for the same money. You get 30% of more RAM and in one case even a Blue-Ray Driver or a TV Tuner.

VIA - SuperSite Blog

Mac OS X running on a R2H

This video was posted at OnlyUMPC:



Warning: What I'm about to say is based only in what I can see on that video. Mac OS is not in any way faster than Vista when it runs in a UMPC.