Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard... aka Vista Killer

MercilessKiller

Thats why its not been shipped yet.. thats why its in beta

sco0ter

Why do you people even bother to argue about this???

Windows Vista is the new version of Windows and will become a neccesary piece of kit for the future to stay up with times and software. When Microsoft stop support for the full XP range in the next 2-3 years you will need to upgrade to stay ahead of viruses and security hacks. If people think Vista is such a waste of time and so expensive then get Linux or a Mac. Nobody is forcing you to stay with microsoft.... Just get an alternative.

I have been using the RC1 now for 4 days and it is still a great OS.. Its a lot improved on Beta2 but also has lost a few features I really liked. I for one will be upgrading to Vista when it comes out .. this is the reason I am leaving buying a new computer until they begin shipping with it.

wolfman

It's been done before. Typical Apple fan-boy post.

If you're happy with overpriced hardware, and a controlled and restricted environment then that's ok. Me, I'll be sticking with Vista (when it arrives) and Linux and my custom built Core Duo.

MercilessKiller

wolfman wrote:

It's been done before. Typical Apple fan-boy post.

If you're happy with overpriced hardware, and a controlled and restricted environment then that's ok. Me, I'll be sticking with Vista (when it arrives) and Linux and my custom built Core Duo.

Cheers for the backup wolfy

newfoundglory

Rubbish - Macs are now better priced than Dell machines!

Just look at the Mac Pro... its about £600 cheaper than a similar-spec Dell!

manutd_2

vista and leopard are both going to be great OS. Its not really fair to say vista is copying all osx ideas (however vista has borrowed a lot of ideas) as some features in leopard are copying windows xp like time machine which is just a graphical system restore.

i will be getting both operating sytems on my soon to be delivered imac, thank you bootcamp

newfoundglory

Any serious geek owns at least one Mac. Any half-serious geek is thinking about acquiring one

MercilessKiller

Any geek owns a linux box.. not a f**king mac !!!!!! lol!

(And yes I know MAC is based on unix as the windows kernel, but still... its more pure unlike commercial OS. Only a wannabe geek owns a MAC )

newfoundglory

I disagree... OS X is based on the kernel and userland of FreeBSD 5.

And BSD is more geek than you'll ever get from Linux!

(Plus, Macs have the advantage of being able to run the Creative Suite).

MercilessKiller

quote from apple:

"Don’t let its elegant and easy-to-use interface fool you. Beneath the surface of Mac OS X lies an industrial-strength UNIX foundation hard at work to ensure that your computing experience remains free of system crashes and compromised performance. Time-tested security protocols in Mac OS X keep your Mac out of harm’s way."


Most BSD uses Unix anyway - its just a runtime environment afaik...