Linked by David Adams on Mon 15th Oct 2001 02:23 UTC
OS News' review of Mac OS X last week certainly stirred up controversy, partially because some die hard Mac fans perceived that it was improper for an outsider (someone who is not an everyday Mac user) to me making broad criticisms after only a superficial introduction to the New operating system. Well, folks, that's why they call it a review. We thought that Apple's major new OS also deserved a road test, and there were two very important events in Mac OS X history just a few days ago that toppled the last major obstacle to making it ready for millions of Mac users to start using it as their everyday OS: the 10.1 release and the release of Microsoft Office X. Last week, I made the switch and started using Mac OS X as my everyday OS. Here's how it went:
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Whoever said C++ is the defacto standard is either an idiot or a liar. Are you sure you're a programmer, or are you confusing C with C++? This review was more balanced. That's why they're called reviews, Eugenia... To the poster who said context-switching within a centralized menu confuses users... You must be insane! That may confuse Windows users who have been deluded into thinking that it is the better or more logical way, but to a person who has little to no experience in using computers at all, it works against them. And I think I'm more qualified to say this is the case since I've taught computer science for years.