Windows Vista = Mac OS X?

Hi World,

Today I am going to be talking upon a subject that has stirred-up a lot of discussion and intrigue.
Is Microsoft copying Apple? Is Microsoft's new OS (Vista) a fake copy of Apple's Mac OS X? I hope that we will find the answer.

1. Windows Vista has a calendar program that resembles to the Mac OS X.
2. Windows Vista's photo organizing program is pretty similar to the Mac iPhoto program.

But is this really serious... no. I believe that the Apple fans are exaggerating upon this topic. So my intention today is to prove that Windows Vista has not ripped-off Apple's Mac OS X.

1. In a Mac, to find stuff you type a key-stroke and a small search bar appears at the top-right of the screen. This feature is called the 'Spotlight'. From there you can type a word like 'song' and the 'Spotlight' feature starts searching for the word 'song' in your hard disk drive. In Vista, you click on the 'Start' menu and simply type a word like 'song' and Vista searches your hard disk drive for the word 'song'.

Difference: In Vista the search bar is at the bottom-left. You see top-right, bottom-left there is a difference. So they are not the same.

1. In a Mac, there are some small pop-up programs that let you keep track of the weather, stocks and so on. In Vista, they have this as well.

Difference: In a Mac the small pop-up programs are called widgets. In Vista they are called gadgets. Widgets, Gadgets... not the same thing.

Last but not least:

1. In a Mac, for several years Apple has added a chess game. In Vista, as well. In a Mac, thought you can change the theme of your chess board to: Wood, Metal, Grass and Marble. In Vista, you can change the theme of your chess board to: Marble, Wood or PORCELAIN.

Difference: In Vista, its porcelain.

So that's it. I made a clear review of the differences upon the 2 OS's. Now its up to YOU to decide. Post your answers and opinions in the comments area of my blog just under this post. Or contact me via e-mail at sophoclestechnologies@gmail.com.

Your fellow webmaster,
Sophocles Inc.