Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

[Dane D.]

Found this on Windows Vista,

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,127629-page,1-c,vistalonghorn/article.html

This line says it all,

Dare I say it's Mac-like? In fact, it is. Microsoft has always stolen from the best.

 

[dpaanlka]

I like how they talk about how annoying UAC is:

But User Account Control (UAC) has riled more Windows Vista testers than all other features combined. UAC prompts you to type in a password or click OK before taking certain actions--for example, turning the Windows Firewall on or off, adding or removing user accounts, or even running some applications. You sometimes get a warning: A small shield appears next to links or options that will summon the UAC prompt if clicked.

This is like, common feature of Mac OS X for years. I guess Mac users are more secure, in part because they are more willing to be secured.

 

[Markleshark]

This is like, common feature of Mac OS X for years. I guess Mac users are more secure, in part because they are more willing to be secured.

It's a great feature I thinks, especially when you have a family of PC users who sometimes want to delve (When im out of the house, of course) and have no clue as to what they're doing...

 

[whooleytoo]

The only problem is - if you're prompted for your password (on any OS) too often, you start to treat it as a non-event and do it without thinking. That can make your machine less secure, not more.

 

[Nym]

Humm, I like it when Mac OSX asks for my user password when trying to change important settings or installing apps, I usually read what those pop-up boxes say, reminds of a colleague of mine, about 6 months ago, saying she couldn't operate Photoshop because an error ocurred when trying to do even a simple selection or whatever, when I went to see what the problem was, I just had to read what the error pop up would say to figure out what was wrong, in that case she had 6MB (yes, MB) free on her Macintosh HD, so, Photoshop couldn't do anything until she freed some space, but as she just kept pressing OK without even reading the error message, she couldn't solve a simple problem like this, people should really start to read those pop ups

By the way, has anyone checked this site out? :
http://www.mackido.com/Myths/index.html

Nice facts to use against Windoze Fanboys, eheh

 

[benthewraith]

But User Account Control (UAC) has riled more Windows Vista testers than all other features combined. UAC prompts you to type in a password or click OK before taking certain actions--for example, turning the Windows Firewall on or off, adding or removing user accounts, or even running some applications. You sometimes get a warning: A small shield appears next to links or options that will summon the UAC prompt if clicked.

Well, that can be turned off if you so choose. I actually like it. But alas', if you want spyware to be installed without your knowing or making changes in the registry, have fun at it. Keep in mind it takes about 2 seconds to type your password.

 

[J Radical]

Seems to be a big improvement over XP, but I can't help thinking that it looks like nothing other than XP 1.5

Extra security, stability, eye candy and search functionality are all great! But OS X has all those features and more, packaged into a much more user friendly GUI. The Dock + Spotlight require far less effort than the Vista toolbar. I can't think of a better way to do things.

MS would be better off stealing the interface concepts that make OS X work brilliantly, not just the things that make it look pretty.

 

[devilot]

The only problem is - if you're prompted for your password (on any OS) too often, you start to treat it as a non-event and do it without thinking. That can make your machine less secure, not more.

*raises hand* I was doing that... until we had an OS X scare awhile back and the helpful folk of MR convinced me to change my habits (for the better).