[mykalberta]

Originally Posted by fanforever1986

I was researching this the other day, and to be honest, from the average user's standpoint...there really isn't anything. The '3D window switching' that Microsoft seems to be pushing really hard, cause it looks cool, is virtually the same as Mac's expose (but mac has hot corners, which are pretty slick haha).

This is the 'grabber' if you will from the MS vista site:


So looking at that, and the features outlined...you can compare.

Windows 3D Flip --> Mac Expose
Live Thumbnails --> Also in Mac Expose
Instant Search --> Mac Spotlight, again been around for a while
Icon Thumbnails --> Those have been on the Mac Dock for a few versions of OS X now.
Windows Sidebar --> Mac Dashboard.
Windows Gadgets --> Widgets. Lol, that one could have used some creativity, Bill.

Not sure if there's anymore to mention?

The next OS from Mac, 10.5, will throw a bunch of new stuff that Vista doesn't offer. I'm most excited about Time Machine, which basically lets you go back in time to retrive files that were on your computer at a given point in time on a folder by folder basis. The other is mac 'spaces', which lets you switch between 4 different 'screens' on one monitor.

Not trying to sound bais here, but clearly apple is ahead in the innovation department.

I would only be interested in Time Machine and how much disk space overhead it takes. Current PC prgrams allow you to do that but the disk space requirement is crazy.

MYK