[the invisib1e hand]

If the description so far makes Vista sound a lot like the Macintosh, well, you’re right. You get the feeling that Microsoft’s managers put Mac OS X on an easel and told the programmers, “Copy that.”

Right. We are all to believe that the NYT is suddenly a paragon of objectivity.

On the other hand, I have always said the Mac interface is made for the 'touchy, feely' types. It's very earthy. Well, very slick might be a better way of putting it. It's Starbucks Extreme Hoity-Toity Latte on a screen.

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On the other hand, I have always said the Mac interface is made for the 'touchy, feely' types. It's very earthy. Well, very slick might be a better way of putting it. It's Starbucks Extreme Hoity-Toity Latte on a screen.

Actually, it's pretty nice if you have to look at a computer screen all day, and it's nice to have the location and functions of features such as back buttons, links, menu bars, etc. standardized (which the article stated Vista neglected.)

My office has run on Macs for more than a decade, and our current computers are at least 4 years old. One of our 5 computers crashed once, but someone from IT came and got it back and running with no data loss in about 5 minutes. So we (or our computer interface) may be "touchy-feely", but when we can run a busy office for years with no downtime on our computers, that's an accomplishment.

[CheneyChick]

It's Starbucks Extreme Hoity-Toity Latte on a screen.

LOL