Macintosh tiger 10 versus Windows platform

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Running Head : A COMPARISON OF MAC OSX TIGER AND MICROSOFT WINDOWS VISTA .A COMPARISON OF MAC OSX TIGER AND MICROSOFT WINDOWS VISTA

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A Comparison of Mac OSX Tiger and Microsoft Windows Vista

Introduction

Microsoft 's Windows and Apple 's Mac OSX are one of the most prominent Operating Systems in the world . Both have millions of

Active users and are considered as major rivals . Both Operating systems have their specific advantages as well as some disadvantages . Both operating systems have evolved throughout the time in a specific manner and has managed to create their own identity . This will compare the latest releases of both software giants i .e . Microsoft Windows Vista ' and Mac OSX Tiger

A Comparison of Microsoft Windows Vista and Mac OSX Tiger

Mac OSX Tiger 10 .4x is the latest release of the OSX series of operating systems released by Apple Corps . This version was released in spring 2005 . Like its predecessors Tiger 's foundation is laid on the Unix Kernel Darwin . The Unix foundation has made Tiger more secure and reliable than its non Unix rivals like Microsoft 's Windows . There are no known Viruses , Worms or Spywares which can force Tiger to compromise . Vista 's predecessor Windows XP has been under attack by the hackers and viruses since its release for the first time which compelled Microsoft to fix the loopholes in the form of service packs . That why its successor Vista has been developed with security in mind . Though Vista seems to be more secure than XP or other earlier Windows releases but it has not achieved 100 immunity against viruses and worms

Apple has maintained a policy of releasing new versions roughly after every 18 months . Due to this approach the changes and innovations made in the new versions were not that prominent to confuse the users . On the contrary Microsoft has not released any new version after the release of Windows XP in 2001 . Thus the change in Vista is more dramatic than change in Tiger . Speaking about the GUI and its features Tiger and Vista share many similarities . Because Tiger is a couple of years older than Vista seems to draw many features and ideas from Tiger . Some notable similarities are in icons . Vista has also change the names of My Documents ' and My Computer ' folder to Documents ' and Computer same as in Tiger . The term Vista Aero Interface is very similar to Tigers Aqua interface in terminology . The buttons and other interface details have the same shiny round look as in Tiger . Tiger 's most amazing feature is its spotlight search technology which is borrowed by Vista in such a way that even the search button is identical to it , only the magnifying glass turns on the opposite side . But along these...