Comments on: The Windows Vista And Mac OS X Leopard Upgrade Chart

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:57:46 +0000

Why does apple release a Service pack and Claim its a new os?

why not offer options gives the customer more choice in the matter what they want and dont want, what they need and dont need,

By: fb1359755975

Fri, 22 May 2009 03:51:10 +0000

I would just like to point out that windows is better for the working person, and mac is better for the on-the-go person. mac is easy to set up, has great systemwide security, and has gret customer support. it also hase a native app for almost everything. windows, on the other hand, has a little thing called bsod. mac logs everything, so fi you get a kernal panic, go check the log.

By: Dreyer Smit

Dreyer Smit — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:48:44 +0000

I would just like to comment here. Unlike the market Mac caters to, alot of people still prefer sending faxes outside in the real world.
Secondly, you say that Mac can play any game out there. Okay, you need emulators/VMWare/Parallels/bootcamp to name a few. Firstly you’ll have to buy a astromically price inflated Mac (Low end PC hardware with a Apple stuck on it) then you’ll have to buy Windows (for the bootcamp…you end up spending a shitload just to play a game, which will be stripped off features because Macs rarely have DX10 ready graphics. Why? I ask you would any person in their right mind would choose Mac…oh I guess you did.
Windows 7 (I am testing it) is already busting Apple. I heard countless of Apple users saying they like Windows 7 and that they would buy it for their Macs…OH NO!!! WHAT IS HAPPENING!!! MAC USERS CANT LIKE MICROSOFT??? And it’s not a dock knock off, have you even used Windows 7 before making such comments? I guess not.
And another thing PC users can do that MAC users cant—SHUT THE F%CK UP!

By: Mikel

Mikel — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:32:12 +0000

Well technically Apple gives you two options: Leopard and Leopard Server.

But still a much simpler OS release model from Apple.

By: jak

jak — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:55:46 +0000

I would like to point some things out here :

- I’m not saying that OSX is a bad OS but it’s a lot easier to make a faultless OS for a limited range of hardware specs. Windows runs on almost any computer as long as it isn’t too old.

- Let’s not forget that OSX is based on linux

- According to an IBM test, OSX has more security holes in it than windows vista.

- The only fair way to compare the two OS’s would be when they both run on custom based computers from the box. Windows does that more or less (you still have to install drivers) but OSX doesn’t!

I don’t want to buy an overpriced white box of hardware with the apple logo on it!!!!

I want to build my own PC and still be able to run OSX.

By: Cameron Rose

Cameron Rose — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:32:54 +0000

ha just reading through some of the posts, i found this a most amusing read, especially at Dreyer Smit’s.
my god that soul don’t know what he’s rambling on about, pissa – I see it this way, if your going bitch about Mac don’t point out its better than microsoft features

a couple of quotes from Dreyer Smit i found really amusing and must comment upon!

❶ “Can Apple Mac OS X send faxes through the modem on your PC using a standard phone line….and receive them?”

- can i just say! Fax seriously? this is part of your argument? Have you only just come out of the 80’s, you do know we have email and instants messenger these days?

❷ “Windows is the most secure platform out there, unlike Leopard which may be more secure?? because there is very limited threats.”

- hmmm, contradicting yourself there a bit mate, asking your self a question! then answering it with the obvious. just setting up a brand new netbook(XP) for my mother just yesterday, windows seems to panic from the moment you switch on, it repeatedly told me:
“you have no anti virus software installed, your computer maybe vulnerable to the thousands of new virus’s found everyday, do you want to go online and find software to fix this?”
first thing i did was download clamwin using the mac and transfered it over the internal network to install on the netbook along with firefox, even before i let it have a sniff of the outside world, I’m not stupid!

lets see who wins on how many viruses they can have:
windows-2,000 new viruses a day, 365 days a year = 730,000 to name some, not to mention the no. of years thats been a problem!
mac-7 new viruses a day? NO, 7 new viruses a year? oh NO! try about 7 new viruses a decade and even some of them look fun to have, take a look at newton virus for mac, its a laugh!

❸ “Can Leopard play any game out there?”
- Yes Yes it can, its called a little help from either my dual booting friend(bootcamp) or emulation(parallels, VMware, ect.)

I could go on, but lets face it this guy is just a prime example of why mac is so great!
I think we know who wins here!

P.S. one last mention, any you guys seen the new windows 7 beta? how very mac like it all seems to be, the task bar has just become a very shoddy dock knock off!

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:42:04 +0000

Lol!

There doesn’t even need to be a CD for Linux to upgrade to the latest version.

By: Phil E. Drifter

Phil E. Drifter — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:41:43 +0000

I don’t emulate windows and I don’t have any microsoft malware on my machine.

By: David

David — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:53:43 +0000

If MACs are so much better than why does everyone emulate windows on them?

By: Dreyer Smit

Dreyer Smit — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:17:18 +0000

Now it’s an issue with how many versions are out?? This is getting really annoying.
Let me put it this way…say I’m an Apple user (thankfully not), and uses my Mac for typing letters only, and sometimes surf the net. So why on earth do I need to pay for all the other useless trinkets they are rubbing off on me, atleast I can save money when buying Vista.
Say I’m a business owner, using a Mac for business stuff only, so why would I need iMovie and iTheater and iTunes etc. With Windows I would save money.
Windows can run on any PC that manages the minimum. I guess Apple users are so used to being ripped off they would fight to protect it. PC users have the option of buying any damn PC they want to, even build their own. Unlike Apple who rapes your behind when forcing you to buy a Mac. Upgrade wise, Windows users has a universe of options…drivers everywhere available…and we all know that Vista has limited driver support currently…but isn’t that the case whenever a new Windows is released?
Windows Users have the option of customizing their interface on Premium versions so that the glass look will change colour, or remove it altogether….if it is so “distractively translucent”
Can Apple Mac OS X send faxes through the modem on your PC using a standard phone line….and receive them?
Can Leopard play any game out there? Windows Vista sports the new DirectX 10….which supports High Definition Gaming. Unlike Leopard with it’s limited graphic capabilities.
Windows is the most secure platform out there, unlike Leopard which may be more secure?? because there is very limited threats.
I can upgrade my PC myself….
If people started to give up their freedom of choice by buying into Apple’s dictatorship, we can just go back to the time when black people was oppressed and women had no rights.

By: Al

Al — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:42:58 +0000

No, there are hardware requirements in upgrading as well, Noname, and that hardware requirement is either Intel or PowerPC G4 or higher.

Microsoft making so many choices is stupid, because it’s not like lower ones are more ideal for personalized use than Ultimate or Business are, it just that they leave out features and still charge multiple times the cost of the feature-complete Leopard.

By: Noname

Noname — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 22:09:15 +0000

If that’s true, can I upgrade my Mac G3 to Leopard?

By: Greg Collins

Greg Collins — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:58:48 +0000

Having worked at Microsoft, I can tell you that they would rather not have to release so many versions of their operating system. It’s time-consuming and expensive to maintain all of these versions.

The reason they do is because of all the lawsuits against them that require them to sell stripped down versions of their operating systems.

If it wasn’t for the lawsuits, they would gladly sell (as they had done in the past) a consumer version and a server version, and leave it at that.

Visit: http://www.braintrove.com

By: MR Wright

MR Wright — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 21:22:46 +0000

I really do think that all of your opinions are just that – opinions without any data – driven proof. I love both machines. Unfortunately, I prefer PC’s because they are cheaper and I have more freedom with the parts I want to replace or upgrade. You can’t do that in Macs without spending thousands of dollars! Now for the OS, I prefer windows. I really like Vista because it’s not a hybrid, they didn’t use other operating systems like Unix to boost up performance. All versions of OS X are slow and they false advertise about it being better than PC. They say that OS X is original — no! OS X is a BSD and looks a lot like a Linux distribution. Vista might have copied a few little gadgets but they didn’t copy the TRANSPARENT windows. Based on the data provided in a lot of websites in regards to OS reviews, Vista tops all of them when it comes to security. (search in google)

Now people may say, “Oh I hate vista it’s so slow!” Well…you did not check the system requirement to run this operating system. You might want to get a new computer to run Vista because it will not run on your grandfathered PC.

If you are just a Microsoft hater, well, we can’t force you to like them. I find that a lot of MS haters to have missing screws in their head. So get over it, get some therapy, take your anti-depressants and start using logic for once.

Best~
MR Wright

By: ShaneP

ShaneP — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:16:18 +0000

I’m just happy that all the music junkies and the “I’ve got to have the latest thing” crowd are paying Apple to build me the best machine ever made. Thanks!

By: Adcurt

Adcurt — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:33:04 +0000

Visat Home Basic costs around $200.
Leopard will cost $129.

One gets you the most basic system that you can “upgrade” in 13 different, confusing varieties.
One gives you everything at one time.

Are people trying to debate on whether Leopard will be a good buy? Seriously?

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By: Moffitt

Moffitt — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:47:30 +0000

The reason there is only one version of the mac Os is because the one and only version of OSX already contains each and every one of all of the features that all 13 versions and additions of Vista together have. You only need one.

By: Dainja

Dainja — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 16:48:40 +0000

I have been using windows since version 3.1 and always enjoyed the challenge of keeping my pc running as if it was new. About 2001 my patience started running out when the glitches on windows 2000 pro kept annoying me. Constantly upgrading hardware, reinstalling software and administering my computer as if it belongs to the secret service did no longer fit in my increasingly demanding schedule as a Webmaster, c++ programmer, restaurant manager and student. I started experimenting with Linux and was really delighted at the performance upgrade and customization options. The learning curve and sketchy resources at that time did not allow me to use Linux as my #1 os and I still relied heavily on windows for my web design and administrating.

About 6 months my friend sold me his new powerbook g4 because he “didn’t like Mac.” For the first time I had an affordable Mac and my journey began. It took me about a week to do everything I do on windows as the same speed. Now I work twice as fast and this elegant os simply works!!! No more not working for any obvious reason as with windows and intermittent freezing. I have also realized that hardware especially disk drives have better performance and longer life on os x. Mac rules. Unix is rock solid and soon as Linux becomes easier for the average user, I foresee windows mainly in the workplace where IT’s don’t have the luxury of changing operating systems.

For all the Mac haters try it. It is not like windows and that’s a good thing!!!

By: Lavin

Lavin — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:06:31 +0000

MAC Rocks
Vista OK
XP Faster than Vista

I am thinking of getting a macbook after leopard is released, but i am not sure wheter they will punch in leopard into a macbook as it is 64bit. love to see apple do it. apple is simple and not overhyped like windows. it is SECURE, SIMPLE, SPEEDY and SEXY. and to those assholes up there saying new MAC OS is a service pack, look again. no service pack would have over 300 new features in it.