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By bloid
via computerworld.com
Published: Dec 15 2006 / 13:14

Two of our top operating systems editors, a Mac expert and a Windows expert, compare notes on what Apple should reconsider as it develops Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. In many ways, it's easy to slam Windows XP and Vista. But what about Apple Computer Inc.'s Mac OS X?
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cha0sth30ry replied ago:

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As a semi-recent Windows to Mac switcher, I like OS X a lot, but these points are true; and some of these points (especially the ones related to finder) have given me a headache.

I do know that Apple will fix the "10. Accessing Applications. " point. They will essentially be copying / improving functionality found on a piece of software called Quicksilver.

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ipearx replied ago:

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I wrote about point #7 - and think they are completely wrong!
http://www.dzone.com/links/the_8_interface_styles_of_osx_and_why_its_a_good.html
(direct link: http://bla.st/site/blog/28/ )

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gfxmonk replied ago:

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Reader peeve #2 - press "return".... My PC friends think this is a stupid key to use for renaming, but as a recent switcher I have come to perfer it...

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