Vista and Tiger

Eweek's Approach

Published on August 2, 2005 By Black Xero In WinCustomize News

As Windows Vista Beta 1 released, the word-war started whether Microsoft has copied Apple's Tiger techonologies or not. Some say that Microsoft has copied, they give examples of similarity in icons, presentation system approach, and icon naming, and some say that Microsoft has not copied but improved, they quote the examples of features like virtual folders, network presentation and search as you type.

Eweek has done a comparision of both operating systems and result came out in form of a very detailed and useful article.

When Windows Vista ships in late 2006, Windows will mimic many features of Apple's Tiger and go beyond it. But while Microsoft introduces the world to Vista, Apple is keeping mum about its next version of Mac OS X, which Steve Jobs has said will ship at about the same time as Vista. It is the Intel-ready Leopard, not Tiger, that will be Apple's answer to Windows Vista.

For details please check the link provided.

Comments (Page 2)

DJones2000055

on Aug 03, 2005

Citizen whiterabbit007
Tue, August 02, 2005 09:49 AM

I agree with starkers, after all there's only so many ways to draw shiny 3D buttons on a 2D screen. More significant to me are the differences or the similarities found "under the hood", and from the looks of it, seems like Vista is going much further than Tiger (or Leopard or whatever other feline species ), especially when it comes to file storage and management. Then again I think this should've been done years ago. Besides, seems to me like both OS's are putting too much emphasis on looks and not enough on the "engine" - I wouldn't be surprised if that's the reason why WinFS got the boot.

I think you missed the point, and proably like most people here you have never used OSTiger, but there have been huse inovation made by apple, and i have a fast PC and a brand new iMac, but it is the iMac that makes me go "Wow". Apple have a lot of people copying them but they are very quick to look at things and deliver new and exciting product that are as visally and technologically exciting.

I saw in PC world the other day the most discusting Packard bell computer trying to be a Mac (see here)

and is this an imac rip off:

but not as streamline, as the CD-ROM and computer buttons sit awkwardly behind the screen in a small extended back that just makes the computer fat and nowhere near as curvaceous as the iMac.

My Advice is get a Mac, they are better then you think, and you will be suppressed how efficentand simple they are. I hope Mirosoft delivers, but i'm worried it will be a load of corporate junck, with big brother bolt-ons, with messy navigation, but its a healthy thing having more than one system as it drives innovation.

Jafo

on Aug 03, 2005

suppressed

I'm thinking you may mean...'impressed' or 'surprised'..... Spell checker

'suppressed' means withheld or restricted by force ....[which kinda doesn't fit]....

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