It looks like a multiple-clown homicide. Colours all over the place, transparency-glass-hell, like it was designed by Flava Flav on a bender.
Eye-candy is supposed to be subtle and elegant, not Ringling Brothers meets Death Wish 4: The Crackdown.
At least Win7's graphical interface is consistent, unlike SL, which contains myriads of leftover graphical elements from previous versions. Aqua, anyone? Frankly, I find OS X's style to be boring and dull, grey grey and more grey. Yawn. That was so Windows 2000 for me. Using Win7 on my friends' machines, I find the Aero glass to be quite nice, and muted (its semi-frosted I guess you could call it). You must have used the Hotdog Stand theme. A shame.
You have much more flexibility and freedom using Windows. You're not locked into anybody's control. Flash even works. More games- are there any MAC games?
The flip side is more suceptibilty to viruses.
Now where can you get a MAC with Touch control on the screen like Windows has?
Never thought of OSX as being as locked down as the iphone, please clarify.
Oh, I don't think anyone wouldn't buy a mac due to flash, seriously.
Games? Yep, DirectX got us there.
While no Mac is sold with a touch screen, there isn't really any need for it. It's a desktop; Microsoft is trying to be cool and put multi touch where it isn't necessary, which again is what they do all along, solve problems that don't exist.
"We've significantly improved the graphical user interface, but it's built on that very stable core Vista technology, which is far more stable than the current Mac platform, for instance."
Honest, but still delusional.
Well what he SHOULD have zero'd in on is the totally pathetic decades old file system that SL ships with when compared to the far more advanced FS that Windows enjoys. Gee, did my anger at Apple pulling the plug on ZFS show too much with that comment?
Actually if you read what he was saying he was trying to point out that while Windows 7 has the look of OSX its far more stable. However if you have used Windows 7 you would know it actually doesn't look like OSX at all. It has far more of a Linux look.
.... Ummm a 'Linux Look' you say?!?
What does linux look like when compared with KDE or GNOME or XWINDOWS? I quite curious to hear your reply...
"One of the things that people say an awful lot about the Apple Mac is that the OS is fantastic, that it's very graphical and easy to use," Aldous said. "What we’ve tried to do with Windows 7 -- whether it's traditional format or in a touch format -- is create a Mac look and feel in terms of graphics. We've significantly improved the graphical user interface, but it's built on that very stable core Vista technology, which is far more stable than the current Mac platform, for instance."
He's just giving people what they told him- just like Steve Jobs says people told him the Touch is a gaming device. He's sees the numbers defecting that's all- and he's trying to stop it- can you blame him.
Besides the people have built Windows7- haven't you seen those shiny, happy people commercials?
I've experienced both kernel panics on 10.6 as well as total freezes on Windows 7 so from my subjective point of view they are both equally guilty. Microsoft in fact *does* have the more modern graphic stack with drivers running in user space which allows for recoverable driver crashes, updating without reboot and switching graphic cards without logging out first (which I really expected to make a debut in 10.6 which it didn't to my disappointment).
To be correct. Kernal Panics are rarely caused by the OS on a Mac. Most Kernal Panics are hardware related. Meaning something is broken, unplug in the middle of use or sometimes not found on boot. It's rare to see the KP read back a SW based KP.
We've significantly improved the graphical user interface, but it's built on that very stable core Vista technology, which is far more stable than the current Mac platform, for instance.
I have 3 Macs and numerous PCs, and I simply don't see the resemblance between the two operating systems:
My Macs are extremely (Apple) austere, flat and somewhat boring, whereas my Win 7 computers show exponentially more visual flare, all while providing much more information/functionality/customization.
Oh Well, they both work well for their given tasks, and that's really what matters.
So then WTH is the point of Windows 7 when you can get the Real Thing with a Mac??
Perhaps the price of the hardware puts people off \
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We've significantly improved the graphical user interface, but it's built on that very stable core Vista technology, which is far more stable than the current Mac platform, for instance.
I would normally laugh at this point but i've spent the better part of today rescuing a colleagues MacBook running 10.5.4 after a Kernel panic.
While i've experienced bugs/glitches/crashes since OS 7 up to present day SL, my colleague was a Windows/PC convert after the VistaGate scandal and wasn't too impressed.
At least Win7's graphical interface is consistent, unlike SL, which contains myriads of leftover graphical elements from previous versions. Aqua, anyone? Frankly, I find OS X's style to be boring and dull, grey grey and more grey. Yawn. That was so Windows 2000 for me. Using Win7 on my friends' machines, I find the Aero glass to be quite nice, and muted (its semi-frosted I guess you could call it). You must have used the Hotdog Stand theme. A shame.
yes, the aero is very nice, if you have at least 4 gb of ram
that's not much battery life for a laptop, a resource hungry and bloated operating system
MS has become a copy to catch up company. challenge is copiers usually fail as they cant innovate to differentiate.
copy the OSX UI. copy the ipod with the Zune (how many Zune HD's are selling? havent heard much about that.
Copy and steal apple employees and open stores right next to apple?
copy the iphone with windows mobile 6.5 professional for business - er it still uses a stylus...
you can see Balmer screaming about how to build a tablet but they cant yet because they havent seen Apples.
i bet they come out with a MS touch mouse at some point in the future
thing is they cant manage the experience you get with apple. Dell blames all problems on MS and MS blames it on dell.
they are a criminal organization...all they do is steal, their real business isn't software
if it were, then they'd use their money to write a decent operating system, they've had time since the release of windows 95...instead of spending it on sales
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Garish?
It looks like a multiple-clown homicide. Colours all over the place, transparency-glass-hell, like it was designed by Flava Flav on a bender.
Eye-candy is supposed to be subtle and elegant, not Ringling Brothers meets Death Wish 4: The Crackdown.
At least Win7's graphical interface is consistent, unlike SL, which contains myriads of leftover graphical elements from previous versions. Aqua, anyone? Frankly, I find OS X's style to be boring and dull, grey grey and more grey. Yawn. That was so Windows 2000 for me. Using Win7 on my friends' machines, I find the Aero glass to be quite nice, and muted (its semi-frosted I guess you could call it). You must have used the Hotdog Stand theme. A shame.
apparently Microsoft was even more inspired by open-source KDE.
Apple also adopted KDE's KHTML, which got subsequently renamed to WebKit.
People don't even notice that it's KDE:
http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/soft...9294810,00.htm
Why would they when that fork has been completely removed and WebKit is millions of new lines of code?
You left out one big missing item.
You have much more flexibility and freedom using Windows. You're not locked into anybody's control. Flash even works. More games- are there any MAC games?
The flip side is more suceptibilty to viruses.
Now where can you get a MAC with Touch control on the screen like Windows has?
Never thought of OSX as being as locked down as the iphone, please clarify.
Oh, I don't think anyone wouldn't buy a mac due to flash, seriously.
Games? Yep, DirectX got us there.
While no Mac is sold with a touch screen, there isn't really any need for it. It's a desktop; Microsoft is trying to be cool and put multi touch where it isn't necessary, which again is what they do all along, solve problems that don't exist.
Garish?
It looks like a multiple-clown homicide. Colours all over the place, transparency-glass-hell, like it was designed by Flava Flav on a bender.
Eye-candy is supposed to be subtle and elegant, not Ringling Brothers meets Death Wish 4: The Crackdown.
"We've significantly improved the graphical user interface, but it's built on that very stable core Vista technology, which is far more stable than the current Mac platform, for instance."
Honest, but still delusional.
Well what he SHOULD have zero'd in on is the totally pathetic decades old file system that SL ships with when compared to the far more advanced FS that Windows enjoys. Gee, did my anger at Apple pulling the plug on ZFS show too much with that comment?
Garish?
It looks like a multiple-clown homicide. Colours all over the place, transparency-glass-hell, like it was designed by Flava Flav on a bender.
Eye-candy is supposed to be subtle and elegant, not Ringling Brothers meets Death Wish 4: The Crackdown.
Dude, this is the best thing I have read all day.
Funny cos it's true
Actually if you read what he was saying he was trying to point out that while Windows 7 has the look of OSX its far more stable. However if you have used Windows 7 you would know it actually doesn't look like OSX at all. It has far more of a Linux look.
.... Ummm a 'Linux Look' you say?!?
What does linux look like when compared with KDE or GNOME or XWINDOWS? I quite curious to hear your reply...
"One of the things that people say an awful lot about the Apple Mac is that the OS is fantastic, that it's very graphical and easy to use," Aldous said. "What we’ve tried to do with Windows 7 -- whether it's traditional format or in a touch format -- is create a Mac look and feel in terms of graphics. We've significantly improved the graphical user interface, but it's built on that very stable core Vista technology, which is far more stable than the current Mac platform, for instance."
He's just giving people what they told him- just like Steve Jobs says people told him the Touch is a gaming device. He's sees the numbers defecting that's all- and he's trying to stop it- can you blame him.
Besides the people have built Windows7- haven't you seen those shiny, happy people commercials?
Worry not, SJ is NOT gonna forget that pearl...
MICROSOFT IS DEAD. AND SO IS DELL.
90% Dead or ALIVE???
Apparently MS thinks gorilla-arm is somehow cool.
90% Dead or ALIVE???
He's not talking about marketshare, but about future vision, quality and mindshare.
I've experienced both kernel panics on 10.6 as well as total freezes on Windows 7 so from my subjective point of view they are both equally guilty.
To be correct. Kernal Panics are rarely caused by the OS on a Mac. Most Kernal Panics are hardware related. Meaning something is broken, unplug in the middle of use or sometimes not found on boot. It's rare to see the KP read back a SW based KP.
I wouldn't care about what Microsoft claims, except that too many other people believe and reward them for it.
big deal
copy the OSX UI. copy the ipod with the Zune (how many Zune HD's are selling? havent heard much about that.
Copy and steal apple employees and open stores right next to apple?
copy the iphone with windows mobile 6.5 professional for business - er it still uses a stylus...
you can see Balmer screaming about how to build a tablet but they cant yet because they havent seen Apples.
i bet they come out with a MS touch mouse at some point in the future
thing is they cant manage the experience you get with apple. Dell blames all problems on MS and MS blames it on dell.
My Macs are extremely (Apple) austere, flat and somewhat boring, whereas my Win 7 computers show exponentially more visual flare, all while providing much more information/functionality/customization.
Oh Well, they both work well for their given tasks, and that's really what matters.
So then WTH is the point of Windows 7 when you can get the Real Thing with a Mac??
Perhaps the price of the hardware puts people off
We've significantly improved the graphical user interface, but it's built on that very stable core Vista technology, which is far more stable than the current Mac platform, for instance.
I would normally laugh at this point but i've spent the better part of today rescuing a colleagues MacBook running 10.5.4 after a Kernel panic.
While i've experienced bugs/glitches/crashes since OS 7 up to present day SL, my colleague was a Windows/PC convert after the VistaGate scandal and wasn't too impressed.
S**t happens i guess.
Yes, that very stable core, Vista. Mmm, I do believe it still crashes, is prone to malware attacks, resource hungry, ....
Can he also point out what is unstable in OS X 10.6? I've yet to have a crash!
Phil
At least Win7's graphical interface is consistent, unlike SL, which contains myriads of leftover graphical elements from previous versions. Aqua, anyone? Frankly, I find OS X's style to be boring and dull, grey grey and more grey. Yawn. That was so Windows 2000 for me. Using Win7 on my friends' machines, I find the Aero glass to be quite nice, and muted (its semi-frosted I guess you could call it). You must have used the Hotdog Stand theme. A shame.
yes, the aero is very nice, if you have at least 4 gb of ram
that's not much battery life for a laptop, a resource hungry and bloated operating system
MS has become a copy to catch up company. challenge is copiers usually fail as they cant innovate to differentiate.
copy the OSX UI. copy the ipod with the Zune (how many Zune HD's are selling? havent heard much about that.
Copy and steal apple employees and open stores right next to apple?
copy the iphone with windows mobile 6.5 professional for business - er it still uses a stylus...
you can see Balmer screaming about how to build a tablet but they cant yet because they havent seen Apples.
i bet they come out with a MS touch mouse at some point in the future
thing is they cant manage the experience you get with apple. Dell blames all problems on MS and MS blames it on dell.
they are a criminal organization...all they do is steal, their real business isn't software
if it were, then they'd use their money to write a decent operating system, they've had time since the release of windows 95...instead of spending it on sales