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Review: Mac OS X Shines In Comparison With Windows Vista

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Windows Explorer, IE 7, and the System Control Panel windows seen by Vista users.

Finder, Safari, and System Preferences windows seen by Mac users.
Windows Explorer, IE 7, Word 2007, and Outlook 2007 windows.
The main Network Control pane seen by Mac OS X users.
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Windows Explorer, IE 7, and the System Control Panel windows seen by Vista users.

OS X
Finder, Safari, and System Preferences windows seen by Mac users.

Vista
Windows Explorer, IE 7, Word 2007, and Outlook 2007 windows.

OS X
The main Network Control pane seen by Mac OS X users.

The Airport TCP/IP settings panel displays the IP address being used by the Mac's AirPort connection.
Vista's Network and Sharing Center provides user status on LAN connections.
Details on the IP address and connection status are shown in Vista's Network Center.
In OS X, users need to authenticate to change system settings.
OS X
The Airport TCP/IP settings panel displays the IP address being used by the Mac's AirPort connection.

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Vista's Network and Sharing Center provides user status on LAN connections.

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Details on the IP address and connection status are shown in Vista's Network Center.

OS X
In OS X, users need to authenticate to change system settings.

In Vista, users need to ''approve,'' rather than ''authenticate,'' changes.

Vista Installer user-account-control approval dialog.

Second Vista user-account-control installation approval dialog.
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In Vista, users need to "approve," rather than "authenticate," changes.

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Vista Installer user-account-control approval dialog.

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Second Vista user-account-control installation approval dialog.

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