Windows 7 vs OSX Leopard
From abednarz.net:
For nearly the last year I’ve been using my Mac Book Pro with OSX Leopard as my primary operating system, which replaced years and years of Windows XP. I still had to run XP for work development, which I did in a virtual machine. A few months ago I had to move the VM to Vista to help ensure our application compatibility. So now the Windows 7 public beta was available, I decided to try it out as my work VM. Of course I have a handy backup of my old Vista VM – just in case. However after a week of use, I don’t think I’ll need the backup. Windows 7 should really be called Vista SP2 and it optimises and polishes off the Vista core. In-fact I would say now that Windows 7 finally catches up to OSX, in terms of being a polished, good looking, efficient, practical modern operating system. Having said that, I will not be moving back to the windows platform as my primary operating system any time soon. I really prefer OSX, and here’s why…
It’d be nice to throw in a 3-way comparison with Linux (smile). I tried Ubuntu on a slower machine and struggled with the GUI (loved the speed, though). Wondering if the final version of Windows 7 or Snow Leopard will be anywhere near as lightfooted!
One addition I REALLY appreciate with Windows 7 is its ability to burn image files natively (though the options are limited). Programs on OS X always feel more mature than Windows apps, if only because of their customization to the OS.
The GUIs on both are beautiful – Windows 7 “feels” more refreshing, while Leopard gets a thumbs up for “clean consistent classiness”.
Good write-up! Right now I have Leopard 10.5.5 and Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit) on my machine. Still debating on going 64-bit or not. Looking forward to tinkering with Snow Leopard!
Also read Apple in Parallel: Turning the PC World Upside Down? which hints at Apple’s using Cell processors in the future and changing the computer industry.
For sneak peeks, go to iHackintosh or a more boring FayerWayer.
And lastly, for 21 things you need to know about Snow Leopard, go here.
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