And I have used both Macintosh and Linux (albiet for a very short period), so here are some of the advantages that Macs have over Linux:
1. Very versatile method of capturing screenshots. You can capture the whole screen, just the desktop, a particular selection or any particular window.
2. Hot Corners. Just drag your mouse to the screen edges to activate useful features like Exposé (all windows, application windows, desktop), Dashboard and Screensaver. Use it once and you'll wish your screen had just one more corner.
3. Exposé (it's reason enough to make the switch to a Macintosh).
4. Brilliant UI. You just have to see the slick animations to believe it. The sliding windows, smooth scrolling, dock magnification, dashboard zooming, folding sheets, cube animated desktops, genie and scale effect of maximising/minimising windows, warp, fade, etc.
5. Just press 'Ctrl' and scroll your mouse, the whole screen zooms in. It's a very useful feature.
6. System wide dictionary and spell checking. Just press 'Command + Ctrl + D' and roll your mouse over any word on the screen to see an instant definition attached to the mouse.
7. Complete support for drag-and-drop. When you are dragging something with the mouse (and that includes files, pictures, movies and even text), you can press and button on the keyboard, use the screen corners and the item will still remain attached to the mouse. When you roll your mouse over some folder, the folder will spring open. This means you can literally anything from anywhere to any other place.
8. The ability to use two fingers for the secondary click and scrolling functions is so much simpler to use than a secondary button for right clicking and two stupid demarcated lines for scrolling (this is a laptop specific feature).
Hmm...
1. KSnapShot
2. XGL/AIGLX has that too, and its still under development, shows only the windows of now. Quite irritative sometimes if you ask me.
3. Mind telling me what Expose is ? Ahh wait, googled it, its the same as the above point I mentioned. Heh, alt tab scroller of XGL is quite quite better than an edge pointer. Thats my, love thy keyboard.
4. You used XGL/AIGLX, comes close, in development as I already said. Its a feature almost every desktop worthy OS flaunts now.
5. How is zooming on the desktop usefull when all you get to see is pixels, like that accessiblity feature for the low visioned.
6. Enter menu applets and place a dictionary applet there, done. Not as handy though. I know my vocalubary though and googling is much more fun. IMO.
7. Erm... ctrl+c , ctrl + v is much better than pushing all your force on the mouse eh? IMO again.
8. IDK what was that about.
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Finder: Your home on the Mac, Finder gives you lots of options for locating, displaying and organizing all your files and folders. From the power of Spotlight search technology to the flexibility of customizable item views, Mac OS X Finder truly shows your Mac at a glance.
Linux - I dont really think searching for a file is that hard comparing what Linux has as a one-spot storage place for documents under /home, a simple filename and text search option would do for its environment, no mess.
Address Book: Stay connected to all your friends and family, easily. Mac OS X Tiger Address Book 4 works seamlessly across the entire system, offering your contacts in a Dashboard widget, Spotlight-driven Smart Groups, iChat and iCal integration as well as automatic .Mac and Bluetooth-enabled device syncing.
Linux - Mmm, Evolution address books can be ported to most apps too.
Automator: Automator is an innovative personal automation assistant that makes it easy to automate repetitive tasks. Automator lets you skip the complex programming and scripting that is normally required to create automations. Individual steps called actions can be assembled into a complete task by dragging actions into an Automator workflow. You can run your completed workflows repeatedly, and even share them with others.
Linux - Like macros? I didnt get what automation you mean, scheduled tasks or macros?
Calculator: Calculator is more than just a number cruncher. Work mathematical miracles with this convenient tool.
Linux -
Chess: You can play chess against your Mac or another person, or watch your Mac play against itself. You can choose the level of difficulty for each game, get hints from the computer, and even make moves using spoken commands.
Linux - A simple game it is, why mention? Most available chess games have some or the other unique features, try XMoto for a change from chess.
Comic Life: Comic Life makes creating digital comics a snap. Use Comic Life to produce high quality comics for posting on the web, including in a movie or printing out for friends.
Linux - That's nice, we have Inkscape for that, but this sounds nicer.
Dashboard: Check the time, watch the weather, track flights, view stock prices and find a local restaurant. Instantly. With a single click, the Dashboard zooms across your Desktop, giving you fast access to nifty widgets designed for fun as well as function. Bundled widgets are: Address Book, Business, Calculator, Calendar, Dictionary, ESPN, Flight Tracker, Google, iTunes, People, Ski Report, Stickies, Stocks, Tile Game, Translation, Unit Converter, Weather and World Clock.
Well, gDesklets and not as many widgets but heck, who cant develop them? Its easy to make one and easier now as they are all OS.
Dictionary: Words at your fingertips. Nouns, verbs, synonyms; Dictionary has them all and more.
Linux - aSpell comes by default.
DVD Player: Use DVD Player to watch DVD movies on your computer. You can watch movies recorded on standard DVD discs or view DVD projects that are stored on your hard disk.
Linux - Mmm, multimedia eh?
You win but not by a long shot, cause excellent players like Xine dont come for Macs. It even beats VLC in most aspects. Why DVD, when you can play all and any.
Font Book: Font Book makes it easy to install, preview, organize, and manage your fonts.
Linux - Font managers come in almost all OSes now mate.
Front Row: Dazzle your friends with an elegant full-screen media display. Front Row transforms movie night into a blockbuster Hollywood premiere — and you can preview Hollywood blockbusters from the Apple.com QuickTime movie trailer website. Control the mood of the room with instant access to iTunes music and playlists. View slideshows from your iPhoto library, complete with transitions and music. Watch home movies, music videos, TV shows, and more. Hit play and pass the popcorn. Enjoy your music, video, photos and DVDs exactly as you wish.
Linux - This is nice, like one push to major apps, nice for multimedia and eye-likes-gloss lovers. But I'd like a shortcut icon, please
IMO
GarageBand: You can use GarageBand to easily create your own original music to share with the world. You create a GarageBand music project by recording Real and Software Instruments, adding loops, arranging and mixing your project, then sending your finished project to iTunes or another iLife application.
Linux - Audacity + Plugins and various other apps for sound work, or forge.
iCal: iCal is a personal calendar application that lets you easily keep track of appointments, view multiple calendars at the same time, share your calendar information with others, and more.
Linux - Evolution has a calendar system that integrates with the clock and major other apps, well enough.
iChat: iChat AV is a great way to send instant messages. You can stay in touch with people all over the world using full-screen video, audio, and text. With iChat AV you can video conference right from your desktop with up to three people, or audio conference with up to nine people. And no long-distance charges.
Linux - GAIM rocks in text till now. For video and sound there are Tapioca and others, but no good AIO solution. The calls you say, are they valid for India?
iDVD: When it comes time to share your music, photos, and movies with others, there's no better way to do it than with a DVD. And iDVD is the perfect way to collect all the pieces of your digital life in one place and share them with others.
Linux - Hehe, a burner
This is too funny branding.
Image Capture: Capture images from a camera or scanner, and then share them with your friends.
Linux - Um. I dont really need to mention the list of apps for this. Its all apt-get or yum or yast or smart away from a user.
iMovie HD: iMovie has always been the best way to easily import video from your digital camcorder, edit your movie with an assortment of stunning visual and audio effects, and then share it with family and friends.
Linux - Kino rocks too
Internet Connect: Use Internet Connect to dial your ISP, establish a PPPoE connection, or connect to an AirPort network.
Linux - What is linux without networking? But Airport's sure destroying the google searches. And wifi is now natively supported as well.
iPhoto: iPhoto has always been the best way to easily import photos from your digital camera, organize them for fast retrieval, and then share them with family and friends.
Linux - Um. Again. Refer 2 above this.
iSync: iSync is synchronization software that helps you manage contact and calendar information on your Mac OS computer and devices, such as an iSync-compatible Bluetooth or USB mobile phone, a Palm OS device, or an iPod.
Linux - Well, any app that allows interface to devices have synchronize if they are really worth making.
iTunes: iTunes is software that makes it easy to play and organize music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, and more. You can take your music and video collection with you by synchronizing your iTunes library with your iPod, Apple's portable music and video player.
Linux - I really dont know but this is one big crap player on Windows atleast, gobbles up RAM, doesnt show me why I must stop using WMP 11 on windows atleast. On Linux, there is the ever fantastic modern player of one kind, AMAROK! Well, w/o scripts extensions, it has Wikipedia info, lyrics, streaming, etc etc that like, forms up 4 additional players. Not to mention a beautiful context browser and excellent playlist spacing. And oh, easy keybinding too! And Last.FM too.
iWeb: iWeb is an application you can use to easily create a professional-looking website.
Linux - Well, there are many like that on Linux, but nothing beats a text editor sometimes.
Mail: Use the Mail application to send and receive email messages. You can set up multiple email accounts and easily customize Mail to fit your needs.
Linux - Heh, power of Evolution and Thunderbird.
OmniOutliner: We all have ideas knocking around in our heads. OmniOutliner is for getting those ideas out into the open where you can see them, shuffle them around, neatly present them, and share them with other people. With it, you can quickly jot down notes into a list, or you can forge monumental masses of information into shape with pixel-by-pixel precision.
Linux - Like a mind map? Search mind map in the package manager and tell me.
Photo Booth: Take digital photos of yourself. Use them for your user account picture, iChat buddy icon, and more.
Linux - Um yeah, and I thought why didnt the camera makers give a software for this?
Preview: Preview lets you read PDF documents, view images, and take screenshots.
Linux - Yep, this is one long standing feature of Linux, its easy document readers AIO. And live Icons too! [Mepis]
QuickTime Player: QuickTime Player is a free multimedia player. You can use it to view many kinds of files, including video, audio, still images, graphics, and virtual reality (VR) movies. QuickTime supports the most popular formats on the Internet for news, sports, education, movie trailers, and other entertainment.
Linux - Two words. QT Sucks. Its like another Real Player. VLC on the other hand, even for Macs maybe, isnt bad at all.
Safari: Mac OS X includes Safari to make it easy for you to browse the Internet. Safari quickly and accurately displays the websites you visit, thanks to its Mac OS X underpinnings and its strict compliance to web standards. In addition, Safari's innovative features let you perform Google searches from the address bar, scan articles from several websites in one window with RSS, organize bookmarks of your favorite websites, and much more. Find out what you can do with Safari as you explore the Web.
Linux - Again two words - Firefox Rules. Tell me some more unique features of Safari first please, the ones mentioned here are basically in every browser alive.
Sherlock: Find what you're looking for in Sherlock channels. View local movie listings, get stock prices, track auction items, and more.
Linux - Some widgets do the same I believe.
Stickies: Need to jot down a phone number or make a quick shopping list? Use Stickies to leave little reminders where they won't get lost: right on your computer's desktop.
Linux - Widgets. Or in Linux tongue, Desklets.
System Preferences: Choose settings to customize your Mac OS X experience. It's Tiger tailored to your specific needs.
Linux - Bwhhaahaha its Open Source!
TextEdit: Write a note; write a novel; write a letter; write a webpage. View almost any text document, or create your own. TextEdit is a word processor that is both powerful and easy to use.
Linux - Erm, in Linux, text editors is more than that, its used for coding too, its used for virually every task that requires typing.
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Lastly, I havent used Macs much but unlike you say, I have spent a lot of months on Linux.
And no, Konqueror sucks as a browser.
And oh aryayush, that minimize thing, its a beryl eye candy
I guess you havent tried XGL/AIGLX time waster products yet eh?
