Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 31st Oct 2003 17:21 UTC
Some time ago we featured an interview with an... official Mac OS X switcher. A year later, we found another Apple switcher, James Dorn ("noviteo" for his friends) and we ask him a few details upon the switch. Especially with the recent price cuts on Apple hardware and the Mac OS X Panther release last week, being a switcher becomes "cool" all over again.
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I like MS bashing as much as the next man, but it gets a little tiring after awhile. I've actually grown to really like Windows XP now that Microsoft seems to be getting more serious about security/stability issues.
One of the reasons I always refused any Mac OS is because up until recently the way Windows managaes, well, windows, IMO, was superior. But now this Expose thing, though I haven't tried it yet, looks like it raises the bar for Window management.
But, let's call a spade a spade here. Mac OS has now borrowed several UI features that Windows has had since '95. For example:
* The OS X dock == a spiffed up Windows taskbar
* The new program switcher is Panther == Alt-tab in Windows
Only a couple but I'm sure there are more. Also, what's with the way Mac OS has historically handled mice. What am I crippled! I'm not allowed to move the mouse more than 2 inches per second. I heard this is fixed in Panther, but before this release: Apple, get a clue!
Point is no one UI is perfect. They all have their strengths and weaknesses. Just look at the many blunders OS X still makes in Eugenia's recent excellent article: http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=4964.
From what I've read, I do think OS X.3 is probably the best desktop UI now in existence. Though it doesn't hurt to be objective once in awhile. After not only Bill Gates works at Microsoft. There are regular people who work there and they should be congratulated for their UI innovations. The same goes for Apple.
Congrats to all for pushing the state of the art!