The ultimate shootout: Apple Mac OS X vs. Microsoft Windows Vista
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gxsaurav
You gave been GXified
This just in, Mac OS X is not made for Mouse-Less operation & provides pathetic accessibility options compared to Windows.
My Microsoft Wireless laser moue "broke" today, after I confused it with a hand granade & throw it at my friend
, anyway...I m right now using my old Logitech PS/2 mouse which works fine in Vista, but doesn't work in Mac OS X.
Now I understand hardware compability issue, but here is the thing...I can work without Mouse in Windows using only the keyboard. I can map the mouse pointer to number pad arrow keys, make 7 & 9 left & right click on Windows but I can't do this on Mac. If U don't have a mouse then U can't work on Mac OS X, but if u don't have a mouse u can still work very well in Windows due to many keyboard shortcuts, or a simple thing like the tab key cycles through the controls like ok & cancel which Mac OS X doesn't support.
My Microsoft Wireless laser moue "broke" today, after I confused it with a hand granade & throw it at my friend
, anyway...I m right now using my old Logitech PS/2 mouse which works fine in Vista, but doesn't work in Mac OS X.Now I understand hardware compability issue, but here is the thing...I can work without Mouse in Windows using only the keyboard. I can map the mouse pointer to number pad arrow keys, make 7 & 9 left & right click on Windows but I can't do this on Mac. If U don't have a mouse then U can't work on Mac OS X, but if u don't have a mouse u can still work very well in Windows due to many keyboard shortcuts, or a simple thing like the tab key cycles through the controls like ok & cancel which Mac OS X doesn't support.
goobimama
Macboy
Of course you can work without a mouse in OS X...
Also, if an input device isn't present, OS X automatically turns on bluetooth and searches for mouse and keyboard. That is the level of integration.
With OK, Cancel dialog boxes, you tab through the options, but the big blue glow doesn't move from the default box. Only a light halo will move around. Pressing Space selects it.
Also, if you've actually used a mac, you will understand that Command+D is for "Don't Save" and "Esc" is for cancel and such. Much better than tabbing through..
Woah! My C: was getting full, and I didn't have much stuff there. Checked all my program files and such. Couldn't find anything. Then I said "idiot, you got to use the disk cleanup".
11.6GB space free'd! 11.5GB! And what was using up all this space? Well the temporary files were some 1.1GB odd, but the main hog was some "system error reporting dump files" or something like that. Just shows how many system errors I've had!
[This is on the PC, not Mac..]
Also, if an input device isn't present, OS X automatically turns on bluetooth and searches for mouse and keyboard. That is the level of integration.
With OK, Cancel dialog boxes, you tab through the options, but the big blue glow doesn't move from the default box. Only a light halo will move around. Pressing Space selects it.
Also, if you've actually used a mac, you will understand that Command+D is for "Don't Save" and "Esc" is for cancel and such. Much better than tabbing through..
Woah! My C: was getting full, and I didn't have much stuff there. Checked all my program files and such. Couldn't find anything. Then I said "idiot, you got to use the disk cleanup".
11.6GB space free'd! 11.5GB! And what was using up all this space? Well the temporary files were some 1.1GB odd, but the main hog was some "system error reporting dump files" or something like that. Just shows how many system errors I've had!
[This is on the PC, not Mac..]
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a_k_s_h_a_y
Dreaming
about mac users claim that their inteface is the best is wrong
Linux has awesome interface and its superb ! its far more beautiful then MAC !
if its all about beauty then change to Linux ! also you will get lots of apps for Linux !
after all apps make a comp useful or its a useless machine !
Linux has awesome interface and its superb ! its far more beautiful then MAC !
if its all about beauty then change to Linux ! also you will get lots of apps for Linux !
after all apps make a comp useful or its a useless machine !
drgrudge
Another Brick in the Wall
You are wrong! Can anything be compared to:a_k_s_h_a_y said:
1. Expose
2. Genie effects
3. Dashboard
4. Overall look of the windows
5. Beautiful icons and fonts
6. WTH, even my Firefox render sites beautiful.
7. Press "menu" in the Apple remote and see the magic
There might be more, I'm using Tiger and just a using Mac OS X for 2 weeks or so.
Also I won't claim OS X has the BEST UI. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I loved the VSs in my Windows XP than the Aero of Vista.
My Mac does everything I want and I've no intention of installing Windows or *nix in my MBP. I've never tried out *nix or plan to try in future (atleast on Mac) so can't really comment on the hyped UI of Ubuntu.
No apps? You must be dreaming. While it's true I do miss 2-3 apps that I enjoyed on my Dell, otherwise you're wrong abt apps.a_k_s_h_a_y said:
MetalheadGautham
AFK
in the '80s, someone said that if there were ww3 b/w us and ussr, india will wil in the end.
if apple and ms finish each other off with accusations and rumours, linux will win.
if apple and ms finish each other off with accusations and rumours, linux will win.
iMav
The Devil's Advocate
ya and we're still waiting for the ww3 ... so keep waiting for ms and apple to finish themselves but trust both companies know how to keep themselves alive while killing the other and they both are well aware of the fact that their loss is OSSs gain so they aint gonna do anything to harm themselves trust me if it comes to that they will even join hands
and linux ui is better than os x - the way i seee it linux is the mix between os x and windows the gnome and kde shells have taken almost what ever they could from finder and explorer and added a few things of their own and forgotten some basics too
and linux ui is better than os x - the way i seee it linux is the mix between os x and windows the gnome and kde shells have taken almost what ever they could from finder and explorer and added a few things of their own and forgotten some basics too
aditya.shevade
Console Junkie
gx_saurav said:
The second post..... And now this is the 759th I think.....
rocket357
Security freak
Kinda like M$ joining hands with Novell, et al? M$ isn't going to join hands with anyone...rather, they wield their *legal* weight to intimidate and undermind potential competition, as if they can't stand on their own *technical* merit.iMav said:
The Novell alliance basically states that M$ won't beat Novell's customers to a pulp when M$ finally figures out what 200+ patents Linux has violated. In return, Novell gets better support for M$ technologies. Wow...talk about a crock.. My take is that it echo's the old saying *Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer* Too bad Linux is getting political (guess that's what happens when an OS gets close to mainstream status, eh?)... IMHO the Linux community needs more champions like Red Hat that aren't afraid to tell M$ to take a hike.unknown said:
linux ui? Oh, you mean KDE/gnome? You're missing a few in there, buddy...What about xfce, fluxbox, enlightenment, fvwm, evilwm, blackbox, ratpoison, etc... ? Oh nevermind...this must be another *mainstream* argument...heh. Scratch my last comment, then. Gnome sucks, KDE sucks (well, ok...they don't suck if you're a mainstream user... =).iMav said:
MetalheadGautham
AFK
thats what you think... Do you know that your precius Microsoft and Apple borrowed their looks from Amiga OS?iMav said:ya and we're still waiting for the ww3 ... so keep waiting for ms and apple to finish themselves but trust both companies know how to keep themselves alive while killing the other and they both are well aware of the fact that their loss is OSSs gain so they aint gonna do anything to harm themselves trust me if it comes to that they will even join hands
and linux ui is better than os x - the way i seee it linux is the mix between os x and windows the gnome and kde shells have taken almost what ever they could from finder and explorer and added a few things of their own and forgotten some basics too
And the similarity is only because the same group of developers work for multiple projects, and also because even MS and Apl copy other's stuff. Mac OS was a rip off of freeBSD, anyone knows that.
EDIT: I have nothing against MAC, Its actually good!
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