Now that we all know Microsoft is comming out with a new windows soon. It's called Windows 7. Now after reading an article about that comming out, i got a little upset. For one in the last sentece that i read, microsoft says We are trying to create an operating system that can make you stop dreaming about OS (Operating System) X or Linux. Well for all of that don't know what OS X is, it's Macintosh's Operating system. Last time i knew was that MAC has created an operating system that runs off of the same hardware as Microsoft Windows does. The hardware that i'm talking about is ram (Random Access Memory) which increaes how much memory can run a game or program. Processor, which is how fast the computer can clock, and how many programs can be opened. The last thing that counts is the hard drive. Now last time i was on a MAC i know of its Stablity. Now the reason of that is because of an operating system that is the bases of Mac. Which is Unix, I have had 3 computers with Unix installed. I know how stable that Operating System is. On the other hand Microsoft has stability problems. With Windows Vista it freezes up on me when i have just Internet Exporer going, and you cant tell me to get more ram and a better prosessor. For one reason because i already have 3 gb of RAM, AMD Atholon x2. It just shouldn't happen and with a MAC with the same hardware doesn't freeze. I think Microsoft should get their act together and try to work with Mac. It would be good for them since they control all of the Brand name computers.

That will never happen. That's why we have an open source movement that actually collaborates free-lance developers and their efforts to provide for the general public free (and mostly good) software.

Microsoft is competing to have Windows operating systems on every computer in every home, office, and mobile device, as is Apple. Apple has been making quite a leap with its supposed easy-to-use interface and "superior" hardware (which doesn't make sense to me, since both operating systems utilize the same hardware, I believe), and even Linux is making a presence in commercial products (whether you realize it with the Asus eeePCs or not with the PS3 - which uses Yellow Dog). In this age of capitalism and the consequent greed, it would take a benevolent or crazy M$ CEO (since Gates is retiring) to band together with Apple.

little FYI: Macintosh IS the operating system. Apple is the company that makes it.

Vista is pretty unstable, that's why they started making 7 so fast.

But you can't say Windows XP doesn't work well. Vista is quite not so ready to be used so much.

Well I know, but windows XP has its moments. I'm still a full Unix/Linux person, but i'm not dawging on windows xp, i'm just saying that microsoft should have done what they did with Vista, and how they can control the computing world. Its not really that fair to any other OS. or who makes the OS. I li ke to use Windows XP Pro when it comes to hosting game servers. and makeing it copy my folders and making copy to several diffrent hard drives including one online for my backup websites incase something happens to any of the other hard drives.

I like this little topic. I personally will probably not buy a computer running windows for a very long time. I still insist the best windows computer I had was an old box that my mum got from her work, it has a whopping 32Mb of ram, a P2 I think with a whole 1GB of hard drive space. The only time it crashed was trying to play simcity 2000. It was perfect. and to be honest, with the right hardware I would go back to windows. not vista, maybe XP, but to be honest win98SE was the best in my opinion. IT NEVER CRASHED WITHOUT REASON, unlike a pc or two I've had.

Next is mac. I am a mac user. I love it. I've had less problems with my mac in the last year and 3 months that I have with a computer (PC) I've had for 4 maybe 5 years. Mac have the right idea. When they release a product (for the most part) it is generally pretty stable. Other than a few hiccups which most are ironed out in 6-8 months after the release the operating . I think its something to do with them knowing what goes into every computer, and the ability to design it to be compatible with somewhat "outdated" hardware like leopard being able to run on a g4 with 867MhZ Processor and 512 Ram. The fact its cheaper to buy, theres only one version (as in basic, ultimate etc)

Mac is good, stable and in my opinion kicks windows' butt

Sure, but that's just it. You have to pay to get iMovie, which is something disturbing as Windows Movie Maker works nicely and is free. If you turn to apple you have to spend more money on apps that come with Windows than on apps that don't.

And games, don't forget that there are barely any retail PC games compatible with the Mac. I know WoW is compatible, but I don't play it

All these years I've been using XP in different computers I have only seen one or two "What the hell just happened?" crashes, on my friend's clogged with s**t system.

When I used Vista for the first time my first thought was that it was a simple OS for people that don't know much about computers, and that was just about it. Microsoft made it too much of a resource hog, making it hard for new people in computers to understand why it was going so slow, which was Microsoft's mistake. I don't want 4GB on my PC with the 2 GB used by the OS and it's Theme, jesus...

Linux is also good, but there you have to have a little knowledge about computers in general. I've used it, I still do; it's nice, clean, fast, customizable, you can run windows apps and more.

Every OS has it's problems, until the perfect OS comes, we have to stand-by...

Yeah and you want to know why those apps cost, like i've said before Microsoft controls most of the computing world hence the apps on the windows are free, when MAC have to work their butss off trying to get their name out there so they have to make money somehow its not given to them like microsoft has it. Take that into knowledge

Yeah, like the iPhone, it costs like 600$ and after it goes really famous and everyone gets it they release the same phone with more features that costs 200$. Friggin rip-off.

They've got so much money from iTunes and iPod, what more do they need?