OS Shootout: Mac OS X vs. Windows XP

Necrosis · Mar 16, 2003, 10:28 AM

Source: X vs XP

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Is it no longer true Macs are easier than PCs? Has Windows XP finally caught up with (and maybe even surpassed) Mac OS X? Is Mac OS X just a pretty OS, but of little substance? To get a little more clarity on this topic, I decided to look at the 2 OSes—Mac OS X 10.2 and Windows XP— in depth, and cover usability issues such as networking, windows and keyboard controls, voice feedback and voice recognition, the Dock vs. the Taskbar, Find/Search, Help, and much more.

Downloadable PDF: Updated 3/15/2003

The_Neon_Cowboy · Mar 16, 2003, 10:36 AM

beside the fact mac sucks there slow, very little software, little places wok on them, little hardware support..... I rather have XP

Zardon · Mar 16, 2003, 10:46 AM

OS X is a great operating system built on mighty fine code, problem is that it supports very little atm (certainly when it comes to high end scanners etc) and people have to revert to system 9 to get alot of hardware working correctly.

It would be more realistic to compare OS X to Linux, both on a code level and a support level.

-={420}=- · Mar 16, 2003, 11:48 AM

I wonder if anyone's gonna vote for OS X?

Mar 16, 2003, 10:36 AM	#2
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Mar 16, 2003, 11:48 AM	#4
-={420}=- DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,095 Rep Power: 0	I wonder if anyone's gonna vote for OS X? __________________ [COLOR=red]My eBay Auctions[/COLOR]

Mar 16, 2003, 10:46 AM	#3
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	OS X is a great operating system built on mighty fine code, problem is that it supports very little atm (certainly when it comes to high end scanners etc) and people have to revert to system 9 to get alot of hardware working correctly. It would be more realistic to compare OS X to Linux, both on a code level and a support level.