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ChristianW7
Mar 14, 2009, 11:22 PM
Which would you choose? And many of you claim for Windows 7 to be a "back up plan" against Snow Leopard. It's not. Even though Windows 7 has entered its Pre-RC stages, I'd say it's more stable and reliable than OS X. I have a Mac and PC. On my PC I am running Windows 7 Build 7057 Pre-RC. And I gotta say. It's verry nice and impresive. I can't wait for the final release of Windows 7.


What about you? Would you rather Choose Windows 7 or Snow Leopard.

I choose Windows 7.



P.S. Windows 8 has been confrimed by Microsoft.



alexbates
Mar 14, 2009, 11:24 PM
Snow Leopard! Windows 7 seems too similar to Windows XP. Microsoft is no longer improving their products, unlike Apple. So i'll stick with OS X.

ChristianW7
Mar 14, 2009, 11:25 PM
Snow Leopard! Windows 7 seems too similar to Windows XP. Microsoft is no longer improving their products, unlike Apple. So i'll stick with OS X.

Well yes. But it's got a nice UI and so much better than Vista. Have you tried the new build of Windows 7? Pre-RC1?


P.S. I will NEVER use Vista again.

alexbates
Mar 14, 2009, 11:30 PM
Well yes. But it's got a nice UI and so much better than Vista. Have you tried the new build of Windows 7? Pre-RC1?


P.S. I will NEVER use Vista again.

Yeah, I have it running on my Mac. It runs much smoother than Vista but the UI doesn't seem a whole lot different than previous versions of Windows. Hopefully all the bugs will be worked out and it will have some UI improvements by the time it comes out.

ChristianW7
Mar 14, 2009, 11:32 PM
Yeah, I have it running on my Mac. It runs much smoother than Vista but the UI doesn't seem a whole lot different than previous versions of Windows. Hopefully all the bugs will be worked out and it will have some UI improvements by the time it comes out.

Yea. So what build of it are you using?

prostuff1
Mar 14, 2009, 11:53 PM
Snow Leopard! Windows 7 seems too similar to Windows XP. Microsoft is no longer improving their products, unlike Apple. So i'll stick with OS X.

I am a huge mac fan and have always used one as my main computer but I find this comment a little short sited. To say that MS is not improving there product is just plain wrong. Some would argue that Leopard to Snow Leopard is not that much of an improvement. The fact of the matter is that most of the stuff in Snow Leopard is going to be done under the hood… but still.

I have a version of Windows 7 installed in a VM under fusion and I have to say that I am impressed. As a long time mac user Windows 7 is probably the first version of a Microsoft OS that I would consider using. I will not be switching to MS anytime soon, but when Windows 7 comes out I will be running it under a VM on my machine for sure.

Where i work (OSU Athletics IT) we have skipped over vista (thank god) but we have already decided that once Windows 7 is out and has been running a little while we will start moving to it. Most of the IT guys in the department have been messing with Windows 7 for some time now and we all bascially agree that Windows 7 is what Vista should have (and i think MS wishes would have) been.

ChristianW7
Mar 15, 2009, 12:05 AM
I am a huge mac fan and have always used one as my main computer but I find this comment a little short sited. To say that MS is not improving there product is just plain wrong. Some would argue that Leopard to Snow Leopard is not that much of an improvement. The fact of the matter is that most of the stuff in Snow Leopard is going to be done under the hood… but still.

I have a version of Windows 7 installed in a VM under fusion and I have to say that I am impressed. As a long time mac user Windows 7 is probably the first version of a Microsoft OS that I would consider using. I will not be switching to MS anytime soon, but when Windows 7 comes out I will be running it under a VM on my machine for sure.

Where i work (OSU Athletics IT) we have skipped over vista (thank god) but we have already decided that once Windows 7 is out and has been running a little while we will start moving to it. Most of the IT guys in the department have been messing with Windows 7 for some time now and we all bascially agree that Windows 7 is what Vista should have (and i think MS wishes would have) been.

Good point. I will be using Windows 7 when the full release comes out. I made the mistake of using Vista. After having to re-install Vista 4 times, I said "No. I can't use Vista anymore" So... I got Windows 7 Beta from the Microsoft Website and now use nothing but Windows 7. I am now using the Pre-RC (Build 7057) and it has much nicer improvements. It's amazing now. You should get build 7057 and run it in a VMWare Box. You won't be dissapointed.

dotdotdot
Mar 15, 2009, 01:53 AM
I am so conflicted, it's ridiculous. I like Windows 7 better visually, I think Explorer is superior to Finder, and miss gaming. But I use 3 way iChat and Time Machine every day, as well as iTunes which provides a better Mac experience than Windows. Plus, there's GarageBand and other cool software that is Mac only.

Snow Leopard needs to be more than just minor fixes and under-the-hood changes, since Windows 7 is looking to be one of the most revolutionary Windows releases since Windows 95.

kastenbrust
Mar 15, 2009, 02:29 AM
The latest Snow Leopard beta release is far far far faster than Windows 7, the only issue is it isn't backwards compatible with most software, including iLife 09!! and Little Snitch!!!! But Apple may change that later on down the line..I think its because the latest beta release integrates the new Core Location technology, which is one reason why its faster too. Its good its got PPC support though.

Snow Leopard needs to be more than just minor fixes and under-the-hood changes, since Windows 7 is looking to be one of the most revolutionary Windows releases since Windows 95.

Windows 7 isn't revolutionary at all, its just Vista Service Pack 2, its what Vista should have been, and i'm disappointed Microsoft doesn't apologize to everyone who bought Vista by giving Windows 7 away for free.

Windows 8 will be revolutionary, i'm not sure who else here has seen the concept developer notes but it looks incredible. Its going to be a whole Operating System in a browser, similar to booting into Internet Explorer.

Cassie
Mar 15, 2009, 02:35 AM
Windows 7. Probably. I absolutely hate it right now, but that's because I don't like the way Paint has been redesigned, nor Windows Explorer.

But until I can build a hackintosh, it's probably my best option.

eXan
Mar 15, 2009, 02:57 AM
10.6 of course. And I will not change XP in my Bootcamp/Parallels to 7 either.

wheelhot
Mar 15, 2009, 03:06 AM
Snow Leopard needs to be more than just minor fixes and under-the-hood changes, since Windows 7 is looking to be one of the most revolutionary Windows releases since Windows 95.

No its not, its essentially the same as Windows Vista except the code has been revised, same goes to Snow Leopard which is essentially a revision of Leopard.

And MS can gloat around backwards compatibility now is cause most of the people start using Vista already so it has more software compatibility, if Vista nvr existed, MS will still have the same compatibility problem with 7.

spicyj
Mar 15, 2009, 03:23 AM
The Onion has the honest comparison:

http://www.theonion.com/content/infograph/os_x_snow_leopard_vs_windows

Hellhammer
Mar 15, 2009, 05:05 AM
I got my first Mac few days ago and before that I used my PC which has W7 and I have to say, it's still years behind OS X.

I wrote this yesterday:

When you buy a Mac, all PCs are crap after that. I struggled with my PC laptop today for an hour when I installed Office (illegally downloaded of course) and new anti-virus program for it. It was pain. I had to allow 100 million times something that I don't even need and type admins password for at least 50 times. Now it works fine, but it was SO painful compared to Mac

wheelhot
Mar 15, 2009, 05:22 AM
Hmm...so far I managed to get a friend of mine who hates Mac to end up loving her Mac so much more then Vista. Now she hates Vista and says its a cumbersome system to work with. Let see if I can do the same when Win 7 appears :p

Tesselator
Mar 15, 2009, 05:38 AM
Which would you choose? And many of you claim for Windows 7 to be a "back up plan" against Snow Leopard. It's not. Even though Windows 7 has entered its Pre-RC stages, I'd say it's more stable and reliable than OS X. I have a Mac and PC. On my PC I am running Windows 7 Build 7057 Pre-RC. And I gotta say. It's verry nice and impresive. I can't wait for the final release of Windows 7.


What about you? Would you rather Choose Windows 7 or Snow Leopard.

I choose Windows 7.



P.S. Windows 8 has been confrimed by Microsoft.

I choose Snow Leopard because I know the money I pay for Windows7 will go towards murdering millions of unborn African children. This is actually true and why I boycott all the MicroSoft products I can. B&M Gates Foundation is a eugenics front among other things, and cohorting with the world's very worst sorts of people. No thank you! I'll either give my money to Apple or keep it and use Linux for free. I'd pay for Amiga OS too by the way! :)

SamNeeds
Mar 15, 2009, 05:45 AM
Can I just remind you that you are on MacRumors.com... 'nuf said!

Seriously though, having used OS-X for nearly 2 years now, I'm very much sold on it. It just works a lot better than Windows in many ways (I won't go into details now).

bindigok
Mar 15, 2009, 07:13 AM
uhhhhh Snow Leopard of course. I don't even want to dirty my Mac with any Windows OS, but I have to run SigmaStat, SigmaPlot, AxioVision by Zeiss and Access for work so I only need XP. I will never upgrade from XP unless I really really have to. If we ever have Mac version of those programs, then Windows is gone from my Mac for good.

PS I've used Vista and Windows 7, can't stand either. Snow Leopard is the only way to go.

--bindigok

Tallest Skil
Mar 15, 2009, 07:18 AM
Can I just remind you that you are on MacRumors.com... 'nuf said!

Well, then, maybe they should go to http://www.pcrumors.com :D;)

Snow Leopard, obviously, for me, but I have the 32- and 64-bit versions of Se7en ready to install.

andiwm2003
Mar 15, 2009, 07:37 AM
i will be using all three:

leopard on my Powerbook G4
snow leopard on my MBP
and Windows seven on my Lenovo Notebook

Regarding Windows 7 i only have the concern that it will be a resource hog.

Will it run nicely on a 2GHz Core2Duo Santa Rosa X3100 Notebook with 2GB Ram and a 5400RPM HD? And will all my programs that run on XP still run on 7?

Beerfloat
Mar 15, 2009, 07:48 AM
I think all the excessive praise that has been heaped on the service pack for Vista that is known as Windows 7 is just as ridiculous as the exaggerated hate that Vista got in the first place.

Windows 7 is alright. So was Vista. Better than OSX? Pointless comparison.

alexbates
Mar 15, 2009, 07:52 AM
Yea. So what build of it are you using?

7000, I think it's the only build availiable to the public right now. I wish MS would release a newer version.

Tallest Skil
Mar 15, 2009, 07:54 AM
P.S. Windows 8 has been confrimed by Microsoft.

Source of this "confrimation", please?

Okay, it says they're writing Windows Ei8gt in C# and F#...

*blinks*

Is it a bad idea to write your OS with two different languages? I would think that this would be the case.

Dagless
Mar 15, 2009, 08:01 AM
I have seen nothing in Vista or Windows 7 that makes me want to upgrade from XP. I get better performance for everything I use in XP on both my new MacBook and iMac.

Plus if a Windows OS forces me to use NTFS then I won't be switching. I need Fat32 compatibility for all my systems, Macs and PCs.

mcavjame
Mar 15, 2009, 08:02 AM
I dropped windows about 8 years ago when Apple had a push on by giving away free copies of 10.1 to educators.

I had an XP partition on my laptop for a couple years for those "just in case" moments. THey almost never happen anymore and it was more valuable to me to reclaim the space.

I've just set up my Mac Pro with 4 drives and could not bear sacrificing a bay or partition for any Windows version. It's not worth my while to support two platforms.

Topper
Mar 15, 2009, 08:05 AM
The Onion has the honest comparison:

http://www.theonion.com/content/infograph/os_x_snow_leopard_vs_windows

Good one.
I was having a hard time deciding but that worked for me.

Beerfloat
Mar 15, 2009, 08:07 AM
Source of this "confrimation", please?

Okay, it says they're writing Windows Ei8gt in C# and F#...

*blinks*

Is it a bad idea to write your OS with two different languages? I would think that this would be the case.

Nah, because at an intermediate stage it is all converted into the same byte-code (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Language_Runtime) anyway.

Of course, 'writing an OS' in a managed language is a bit of a misnomer. The core components will not be rewritten in C# or anything like that, just parts of the UI and all the crud they've heaped onto the OS over the years.

weez999
Mar 15, 2009, 08:25 AM
That fact that Windows 7 vs. Snow Leopard is even being debated is a joke...

michael.lauden
Mar 15, 2009, 08:40 AM
XP vs Snow Leopard would be a more suitable thread

do people actually use vista and 7? or are they too lazy to go through the trouble of reinstalling XP

t0mat0
Mar 15, 2009, 09:00 AM
If you're going to be running an up to date mac why not wait a few days - the comparison becnchmarks will be out pretty quick.
Macs are being optimised more at the hardware level for 10.6. MAcBook ( Pro) or
Mac Pro could become a v fast Windows 7 machine through a VM. Doesn't have to be either or choice.
Windows doesn't seem to have more tricks up it's sleeve for windows 7. Snow Leopard likely does. Tuesday might show one or two.

sidewinder
Mar 15, 2009, 10:34 AM
....same goes to Snow Leopard which is essentially a revision of Leopard.

No, it is not. You are way off base. Just because the user interface hasn't changed much does not mean it is "essentially" a revision of Leopard.

S-

sharp65
Mar 15, 2009, 11:36 AM
XP vs Snow Leopard would be a more suitable thread

do people actually use vista and 7? or are they too lazy to go through the trouble of reinstalling XP

Seems like you've never used either, which makes me wonder why your giving advice?

I choose Snow Leopard because I know the money I pay for Windows7 will go towards murdering millions of unborn African children. This is actually true and why I boycott all the MicroSoft products I can. B&M Gates Foundation is a eugenics front among other things, and cohorting with the world's very worst sorts of people. No thank you! I'll either give my money to Apple or keep it and use Linux for free. I'd pay for Amiga OS too by the way! :)

Hahah, funniest post I've read today. Explains the group here very well though.

ChristianW7
Mar 15, 2009, 12:34 PM
NO! Windows 7 is not VISTA AT ALL. NOR is it Vista SP2. Vista SP2 is being released in a few weeks. Windows 7 is revolutionary. Compared to Snow Leopard. Snow Leopard Fails where Windows 7 Shines.

Beerfloat
Mar 15, 2009, 12:40 PM
NO! Windows 7 is not VISTA AT ALL. NOR is it Vista SP2. Vista SP2 is being released in a few weeks. Windows 7 is revolutionary. Compared to Snow Leopard. Snow Leopard Fails where Windows 7 Shines.

Ah ok for a moment I thought this thread was not just pointless but also serious :rolleyes:

Tesselator
Mar 15, 2009, 12:45 PM
Hahah, funniest post I've read today. Explains the group here very well though.

Funny? You think it's a joke? That's sick!!!

http://romancatholicblog.typepad.com/roman_catholic_blog/2006/06/warren_buffett_.html

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=7529

http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2006-10/2006-10-20-voa47.cfm The only thing that needs correcting in this article is "While this case was extreme..." should read: "While this case is actually quite common when one researches the issue thoroughly..."

etc. etc. There are thousands of links like this! Maybe millions if you count the ones that offer a little too much speculation without the proper research.


No it's not a joke! It's not a tin foil hat delusion! It's not even a conspiracy as they all too often make it legal as they go. No joke!


.

sidewinder
Mar 15, 2009, 01:11 PM
NO! Windows 7 is not VISTA AT ALL. NOR is it Vista SP2. Vista SP2 is being released in a few weeks. Windows 7 is revolutionary. Compared to Snow Leopard. Snow Leopard Fails where Windows 7 Shines.

It's now clear that you are hear to be a pain. Here are some tidbits that suggest you are off base:

Mircosoft CEO, Steve Ballmer said: ""Windows Vista is good, Windows 7 is Windows Vista with clean-up in user interface and improvements in performance."

Even Mike Nash, vice president of Windows product management, said Windows 7 was "evolutionary".

I think that these two guys might know a little bit more about Windows 7 than you do.

Considering what is changing under the hood in Snow Leopard, it is much revolutionary than evolutionary. With Snow Leopard, we will have a true 64 bit OS that just works. With Windows 7, you still have decide up front if you are going to install the 32-bit or 64-bit versions. In other words, the underpinnings of Windows are not changing. Microsoft is just piling more and more crap on top of their bloated base. Apple is deconstructing the base to make it smaller, faster, and more efficient.

I'll take the Snow Leopard approach any day....

S-

ChristianW7
Mar 15, 2009, 01:18 PM
It's now clear that you are hear to be a pain. Here are some tidbits that suggest you are off base:

Mircosoft CEO, Steve Ballmer said: ""Windows Vista is good, Windows 7 is Windows Vista with clean-up in user interface and improvements in performance."

Even Mike Nash, vice president of Windows product management, said Windows 7 was "evolutionary".

I think that these two guys might know a little bit more about Windows 7 than you do.

Considering what is changing under the hood in Snow Leopard, it is much revolutionary than evolutionary. With Snow Leopard, we will have a true 64 bit OS that just works. With Windows 7, you still have decide up front if you are going to install the 32-bit or 64-bit versions. In other words, the underpinnings of Windows are not changing. Microsoft is just piling more and more crap on top of their bloated base. Apple is deconstructing the base to make it smaller, faster, and more efficient.

I'll take the Snow Leopard approach any dau....

S-

No. I am not here to be a pain. I have been following Windows 7 ever since the 4th Vista Crash (Reinstalled Vista 4 times and I was like. No.) Windows 7 has introduced many new features and capabilites. Snow Leopard is nothing more than just softening up the look and feel and Making internet faster. Windows 7 has alot new features. You should try the Pre-RC. I'll try the Snow Leopard Beta. When available.... Or is it?

sidewinder
Mar 15, 2009, 01:31 PM
Snow Leopard is nothing more than just softening up the look and feel and Making internet faster.

Maybe you need to do just a little bit of research BEFORE make ridiculous statements like this. Until then, you will not be taken seriously.

As far as I can tell, you are just a troll...

S-

bobr1952
Mar 15, 2009, 01:35 PM
Does Windows 7 still have a registry? Hmmm--guess I'll stick with OS-X. :D

prostuff1
Mar 15, 2009, 01:41 PM
i will be using all three:
leopard on my Powerbook G4
snow leopard on my MBP
and Windows seven on my Lenovo Notebook

Regarding Windows 7 i only have the concern that it will be a resource hog.

Will it run nicely on a 2GHz Core2Duo Santa Rosa X3100 Notebook with 2GB Ram and a 5400RPM HD? And will all my programs that run on XP still run on 7?

I have it in a VM right now and it is running very nicely. So i would imagine that if Window 7 was installed on a machine with those specs it would run quite well. One of the things I have noticed in using Windows 7 is that it seems to be less intensive to run on older hardware. People can bitch and complain all they want to about Windows 7 but I find it to be a worthy improvement of Vista (for sure) and XP. XP is so old at this point that it needs to be dropped and people need to move on.

I have seen nothing in Vista or Windows 7 that makes me want to upgrade from XP. I get better performance for everything I use in XP on both my new MacBook and iMac.

Plus if a Windows OS forces me to use NTFS then I won't be switching. I need Fat32 compatibility for all my systems, Macs and PCs.

Why, of all things would the fact that it requires NTFS stop you from using it? It is like saying that you would not use a new version of the Mac OS if it required you to change the file system type. The Mac OS has gone through quite a few different file systems (MFS, HFS, and HFS plus) in it day. Each new iteration brought new functionality with it. FAT32 has some serious limitations on what t can do, hence the reason NTFS is/was needed.


Funny? You think it's a joke? That's sick!!!

http://romancatholicblog.typepad.com/roman_catholic_blog/2006/06/warren_buffett_.html

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=7529

http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2006-10/2006-10-20-voa47.cfm The only thing that needs correcting in this article is "While this case was extreme..." should read: "While this case is actually quite common when one researches the issue thoroughly..."

etc. etc. There are thousands of links like this! Maybe millions if you count the ones that offer a little too much speculation without the proper research.


No it's not a joke! It's not a tin foil hat delusion! It's not even a conspiracy as they all too often make it legal as they go. No joke!
.

OK, i am all for pro-life but the site you just pulled this information from are obviously slanted one way. Please don't take this the wrong way but do you seriously thing that the roman catholic blog could write up an unbiased article on pro-life vs pro-choice?

As for the other articles you linked to… well, i really don't see the huge problem. Granted some of it seems shady, but is that not business to an extent? The creation of the "Doomsday vault" (crappy name by the way) is just another place to house seeds, I see no "grand scheme" behind it.

Battlefield Fan
Mar 15, 2009, 01:46 PM
No. I am not here to be a pain. I have been following Windows 7 ever since the 4th Vista Crash (Reinstalled Vista 4 times and I was like. No.) Windows 7 has introduced many new features and capabilites. Snow Leopard is nothing more than just softening up the look and feel and Making internet faster. Windows 7 has alot new features. You should try the Pre-RC. I'll try the Snow Leopard Beta. When available.... Or is it?

wow your going to get slammed for that statement because just about the only thing that's correct in that statement is..... nothing

there are only a few changes to how SL will look (mainly dealing with stacks but that's it). There is more to SL than the "internet". They are overhauling the code of SL to help make it run more efficiently. And Open Cl and Grand Central are included which will help developers to make their programs take true advantage of the computers power.

bindigok
Mar 15, 2009, 01:56 PM
You and others have failed to present an argument of WHY? What features makes Windows 7 so much better? I agree that so far as I can tell, Snow Leopard is a major update of Leopard (even the name still has Leopard), but Leopard is a damn good OS. So the changes are pretty major, but still built upon a good, solid OS.

Windows XP was ok, but bloated and filled with crap and errors and confusing at times. Vista, obviously a failed attempt at redoing Windows. But specifically what about W7 makes it so great? You are arguing on a Mac board, with users that have been using Mac OS for a LONG TIME. I've not used W7, but I've read about it from Microsoft sources and they all agree it is just Vista reconfigured. What makes the finder so great (or whatever it is called in Windows)? Does it have different work spaces? Does it have a backup program as easy to use as Time Machine? Does it have similar security features as Leopard? Does it come with drivers and easy installation of software & hardware? Does it have a spell check built in the system? Does the address book integrate with every thing?

--bindigok

NO! Windows 7 is not VISTA AT ALL. NOR is it Vista SP2. Vista SP2 is being released in a few weeks. Windows 7 is revolutionary. Compared to Snow Leopard. Snow Leopard Fails where Windows 7 Shines.

ChristianW7
Mar 15, 2009, 02:11 PM
You and others have failed to present an argument of WHY? What features makes Windows 7 so much better? I agree that so far as I can tell, Snow Leopard is a major update of Leopard (even the name still has Leopard), but Leopard is a damn good OS. So the changes are pretty major, but still built upon a good, solid OS.

Windows XP was ok, but bloated and filled with crap and errors and confusing at times. Vista, obviously a failed attempt at redoing Windows. But specifically what about W7 makes it so great? You are arguing on a Mac board, with users that have been using Mac OS for a LONG TIME. I've not used W7, but I've read about it from Microsoft sources and they all agree it is just Vista reconfigured. What makes the finder so great (or whatever it is called in Windows)? Does it have different work spaces? Does it have a backup program as easy to use as Time Machine? Does it have similar security features as Leopard? Does it come with drivers and easy installation of software & hardware? Does it have a spell check built in the system? Does the address book integrate with every thing?

--bindigok

New UI
Aero Glass is amazing
Aero Peak
Aero Shake
New Features
New Registry
First Ever Animated Boot Screen
Relies on less resources
Ribbon UI
Faster and More Powerful
Action Center
Better Recovery (System Restore but nicely redone)
Better Management
Jump Lists
Gadgets improved
Glass
More Organized
Cool Glow Effect on Start Orb (More Powerful Glow introduced in Build 7048)
Better Help And Support
New amazing Kernal
Amazing Architechure

VPrime
Mar 15, 2009, 02:38 PM
and i'm disappointed Microsoft doesn't apologize to everyone who bought Vista by giving Windows 7 away for free.

They actually have. If you buy a computer with vista installed, you are eligible for a free upgrade to windows 7. I don't think all the details are available on the process, but microsoft has said they will be doing this. I am also pretty sure the OEM manufacturer has to be part of the upgrade program...Which is optional.

Tallest Skil
Mar 15, 2009, 02:40 PM
First Ever Animated Boot Screen

Whee.

Cool Glow Effect on Start Orb (More Powerful Glow introduced in Build 7048)

Whee.

New amazing Kernal

Kernel, and it's the same as before.

Amazing Architechure

Yeah, NT is great. :rolleyes:

Beerfloat
Mar 15, 2009, 02:47 PM
Whee.


You forgot the 'New Registry'.

C'mon isn't it clear that this guy is just winding people up? :)

michael.lauden
Mar 15, 2009, 03:19 PM
Seems like you've never used either, which makes me wonder why your giving advice?


i work with windows PC's all day, and clean window computers on the side for extra money :)

ill stick with (snow)leopard

ChristianW7
Mar 15, 2009, 03:57 PM
Whee.



Whee.



Kernel, and it's the same as before.



Yeah, NT is great. :rolleyes:

No. NT 7.0

Blue Velvet
Mar 15, 2009, 04:01 PM
Snow Leopard is nothing more than just softening up the look and feel and Making internet faster.

Where do you get that idea?

Moses
Mar 15, 2009, 04:17 PM
I'd like to run Snow Leopard, but I'm finding it harder and harder to justify paying Apple's hardware prices (not so much the price, but the lack of specification, particularly on the notebooks).

A nice custom-built PC with Windows 7 might be in my future, sad to say.

xUKHCx
Mar 15, 2009, 04:17 PM
No. NT 7.0

Err no it is not, it is and will be 6.1.

NT1440
Mar 15, 2009, 04:18 PM
I'd like to run Snow Leopard, but I'm finding it harder and harder to justify paying Apple's hardware prices (not so much the price, but the lack of specification, particularly on the notebooks).

A nice custom-built PC with Windows 7 might be in my future, sad to say.

Whats wrong with your current computer?

jonbravo77
Mar 15, 2009, 04:22 PM
New UI-Except with a lot of the same Vista UI
Aero Glass is amazing-Fluff
Aero Peak-Fluff
Aero Shake-Fluff
New Features-??? That narrows it down to why it's better
New Registry-Ahhh the Registry, New, Old, the Registry in Windows will be the same old thing...
First Ever Animated Boot Screen-Fluff
Relies on less resources-Evidence?
Ribbon UI-Fluff
Faster and More Powerful-For the first few months until M$ starts bloating with patches
Action Center-Don't know what this is, but it must be great because it has the word Action in it
Better Recovery (System Restore but nicely redone)-Time Machine is far superior for recovering everything...
Better Management-Just like M$ is under better management
Jump Lists-??? Don't know, but it sounds like Stacks in Mac OS X
Gadgets improved-Fluff and a knock off of Widgets
Glass-Sounds dangerous, don't let kids play with it...
More Organized-Windows right?
Cool Glow Effect on Start Orb (More Powerful Glow introduced in Build 7048)-Fluff
Better Help And Support-HAHAHA, Oximoron with M$
New amazing Kernal-Still have to decide whether to get 32-bit or 64-bit.
Amazing Architechure-Built upon Windows Vista I'm sure...

Sorry, but Windows is Windows. They have put a very bad taste in my mouth for not being able to think of things on their own as of late... Building upon itself and calling it something different. And the Mojave commercials pissed me off, telling people it was a new Windows OS but it was Vista, very deceitful....

ChristianW7
Mar 15, 2009, 04:25 PM
Where do you get that idea?

Internet, duh

Blue Velvet
Mar 15, 2009, 04:26 PM
Internet, duh

Thanks for playing. This thread is closed.