He didn't test WoW, who cares.

I just hope the leopard interface is as appealing as linux ubuntu w/beryl. Just checked it out on youtube and it is smokin.

Vista offers a compelling reason for what? I would say to stick with OSX and a Mac. You can run both if you need to but don't have to worry about being hacked or attacked by viruses and spyware if you were just running Vista on a PC. Oh, and by the way Office 2007 isn't part of Vista so I think the productivity part fails.

Its really largely a graphical difference. I went to try out a Vista PC, and I really tried to be impartial! But the main differences that I saw on first glance were graphical, and as 'cool' as that is its not a sign of a good OS. Features such as gadgets, well-indexed search (?), and viewing all open windows, have been on Macs for YEARS. Getting ideas from other companies is understandable, but that is just too obvious!
And all the new security features... well, apart from being annoyingly repetitive in its alerts (as usual), its also a feature that windows NEEDS. Its just like everything else, an after-the-fact overlay for a lot of basic issues with the opertating system. MS simply never made a jump like Apple did from OS9 to OSX, and it has been needed for a long time. No matter what the reason, Apple does not need all the security features, and that is a huge plus.

From Safari to iTunes to the Finder and so on the Mac OS interface is a mesh of styles as well. Don't get me wrong. I am typing this on a DP G4, also own a new MacBook, Cube, Snow iMac G3 and a few others. But to say Vista is lacking because the interface is not consistent is a moot point coming from a Mac user. Our interface is the same mish-mash. I hope Leopard cleans this up.

Gotta keep the comparison real...

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From Safari to iTunes to the Finder and so on the Mac OS interface is a mesh of styles as well. Don't get me wrong. I am typing this on a DP G4, also own a new MacBook, Cube, Snow iMac G3 and a few others. But to say Vista is lacking because the interface is not consistent is a moot point coming from a Mac user. Our interface is the same mish-mash. I hope Leopard cleans this up.

Gotta keep the comparison real...

or.. even better.. give a few universal themes and let us choose!

I've installed Vista Business and Office 2007 on VM Ware virtual machine on my mini Mac. Initial observations (ignoring performance issues related to the VM installation).
1. The non-aero interface is ugly but functional
2. File copying, especially over a network, is slow and can fail.
3. Some apps fail to open files from a network drive.
4. When performing actions deemed to be security risks you are asked to confirm the action rather than to authenticate as in OS X. As this confirmation request happens a lot more in Vista the risk is the users just automatically confirm, even in circumstances they shouldn't
5. Office 2007 has a major change in user interface. Quite a steep learning curve e.g. "Where's the close document menu option gone"
6. Widgets are good as they are always visible but bad in that they take up so much space. Not all are easy to use e.g. the RSS feed on requires setting up a feed in IE 7 which in itself is a major pain.

Would I choose Vista as my main OS? No, Mac OS X just works better. Even on my games PCs I wouldn't use Vista as the performance hit with the current nVidia drivers, the greater memory requirements and appetite for disk space all count against it.

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Oh, and by the way Office 2007 isn't part of Vista so I think the productivity part fails.

"Of course you could just buy a Mac and have the elegant user interface, stable and proven operating system, and still have the ability to install and use Vista"

...and restart your computer every 15 minutes every time you want to play a game or run one of the many pieces of Windows-only software in the world today.
Yes, that is a great alternative.

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"Of course you could just buy a Mac and have the elegant user interface, stable and proven operating system, and still have the ability to install and use Vista"

...and restart your computer every 15 minutes every time you want to play a game or run one of the many pieces of Windows-only software in the world today.
Yes, that is a great alternative.