Comments on: Windows 7 thoughts http://phillsacre.me.uk/2009/11/27/windows-7-thoughts/ Personal Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:55:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Phill http://phillsacre.me.uk/2009/11/27/windows-7-thoughts/#comment-687 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:57:59 +0000 http://phillsacre.me.uk/?p=1527#comment-687 Matthew, I wasn’t trying to persuade a Mac fan (i.e. you :p)

And I’m sure there are changes which will become more apparent as I use it which aren’t basic UI stuff which MS have copied from Apple.

I was just pointing out some of the low-hanging fruit!

The simple fact is, both OS X and Windows have their fair share of issues, you pays your money and you takes your choice. Both will let you get stuff done.

Interestingly though, I think that Apple are becoming the new Microsoft: if they’re not careful, everyone is going to end up hating them because of their attitude to developers and openness. Whereas Microsoft have made steps in a positive direction, it seems that people are realising just how bad Apple can be. We will see!

]]> By: Matthew http://phillsacre.me.uk/2009/11/27/windows-7-thoughts/#comment-686 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:29:10 +0000 http://phillsacre.me.uk/?p=1527#comment-686 I think it’s going to be very difficult to persuade Mac fans that Windows 7 is anything but a big copy-cat, because looking at your list I can very easily tick each one off and say “yep, Macs do that already”. But I think that is perhaps a little harsh, because it’s clear that MS has actually put a lot of work into this, perhaps not in innovation, but just to keep up with the rest of the industry. People already wondering whether to buy a Mac or a PC will have an even harder decision on their hands now, because both systems now perform pretty much to the same standard.

That is, until Apple brings out their next big version and blows Windows out of the water. Again.

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