which is better-Mac OS X Leopard or Windows 7 RC?

Question

which is better-Mac OS X Leopard or Windows 7 RC?

Answer 1

Mac OS X

Answer 2

Same OSX.

Stablity

Features - includes things you have to buy on a pc ie iLife

Applications - most of what you need is built in

Appearance - yes it's pretty

Devices - forget about installing drivers like the windows world. Most things you simply just plug in and they work.



I support Windows, Linux, machines all day but my own personal machine on my desk is OSX

Answer 3

"stability, features, devices, applications, appearance, fun...."



OS X is inherently "better" (whatever that means to YOU) based on your criteria because APPLE also makes all the hardware, so compatibilty is NOT an issue.



Windows has to run on just about any hardware, good or bad, and that's "no mean feat"!



TIP: Windows users will tell you otherwise, but, odds are, they NEVER even laid hands on a Mac, but, they do have their BIASED opinions anyway.



FYI: I use OS X, Linux and Windows daily. And don't forget Windows 7 RC is still in BETA, you are NOT comparing apples to Apples (Sorry!).

Answer 4

Having used PCs for years and Windows I found I just got tired of fixing problems. I never sit down and actually do what I wanted to do. I open it up have to update something close Windows open it and do a virus update and a scan and possibly a defrag a hard drive and clean disk.

I now have an iMac with OSX Leopard 10.6.6. I open the computer and it opens fast no waiting. I do what I came to do and it all goes very fast. No problems, no virus,no nonsense. If I want to spend time fixing something, I have Virtual Machines and run Windows XP Pro. I have to use XP because the MLS only works in Exploder. The people who do the MLS for realtors need to get in the 21 century.

As far as I am concerned Windows beta tests their operating systems till they are obsolete. Then they come out with the next system that won't function without a headache. They Beta test that on their customers till it becomes obsolete. Windows and Explorer both have so many viruses and other function errors that it becomes a joke.

I'll take my Mac any day, unless I want to sit down and fix a computer for fun.

Answer 5

I think:

Stability is the same, just there are more bad written apps for Windows.

Security is better in Win7, just there are more viruses for it...

Applications are MUCH more for Win7.

I have fun with Win because there are MANY programming tools.



I always go for Windows.

Answer 6

Snow Leopard only works on Apple computers which are Intel Based and only a few specific options (unless you hack the os which cause instability in a lot of cases). On the other hand windows 7 and Linux destributions work on any pc out there. If apple releases their OS for all pc computers than I would consider using Mac Os more.



Stability on their respective systems is the same. Windows 7 has improved with drivers/features/appearance to the point that I prefer it more than Snow Leopard, although in the end it is more of a personal choice.

Price wise windows 7 is cheaper when looking at the whole picture. If you have a non-intel apple system you will have to purchase a new system all together (which will include in the price the full leopard software). So anyone that has an older system will not be able to upgrade. To buy an apple system at this point with snow leopard, it costs more then buying the same hardware pc with full windows 7 ultimate. I assembled an intel i7 920 with 6 gb of ram and a 1 TB of hdd and etc for around 1000 CN dollars. So with windows 7 ultimate it will go up to 1400 CN dollars which is still less then an apple desktop computer (which at the moment they do not have an i7 desktop yet, I believe they will be releasing it with snow leopard os).



For people that have the leopard it is really cheap to upgrade but for the rest it will cost a lot more than those that are upgrading a windows system.



My personal opinion on the OS: #1 Windows 7 RC is extremely stable and I love the interface. Pricey but when compared to Snow Leopard cheaper (unless you have an apple system with INTEL to upgrade).

#2 Ubuntu, stable fast and nice to work with. If it wasn't for the messy file structure (no defined rules so you get a lot of software installing in different folders) it would be #1 since it is free.

#3 Snow Leopard nice OS, easy to work with, and a nice software package for video and graphic's enthusiasists.



For new users interested in graphic applications Mac OS would be best since it comes with them and they are simple and easy to use.

For power users, programmers and etc Linux systems.

For heavy office usage, gamers and etc Windows 7.



Oh and virus wise they are all the same. Difference is that 85% of the world is windows based so when it comes to viruses it doesn't make sense to create one that only infects less then 15 % of the worlds computers. That is why windows has more viruses. As a programmer I hate when I hear Linux or Mac OS is better because it doesn't require a virus scanner. All programs created have security holes, since we are talking about millions lines of code created by human beings. So none of the systems are more secure than the other one.