This month, it goes to Dong Ngo of CNET. He benchmarked Snow Leopard against Windows 7. While the results were a mixed bag for OS X, he closed his article with this:
Third, if you can get by with just software designed by Apple and if money is not a big issue, you will be happy with a Mac. Examples of these software choices are iTunes, iLife, QuickTime, Safari, iChat, and so on (and you probably won’t need much more than those for daily entertainment and communication needs). Finally, if money is not an issue–and it definitely is for most of us–you should get a Mac anyway. It’s the only platform, for now, that can run both Windows and OS X.
Note that this article touched the two operating systems only from the performance point of view. (Mac is also really pretty and Windows offers a lot more options and compatibility.)
That’s right, I forgot. No one develops applications for the Mac except for Apple.
Other than that glaring mistake, the phrase “Mac is also really pretty” bothers me. “Mac” is the name of the line of computers; the operating system is “OS X.” Or “10.6.” Or “Snow Leopard.”
It’s like saying I’m going to the Mac Store to get some accessories for my iPhone this weekend. At least he didn’t capitalize each letter in “Mac,” as in “MAC is also really pretty.”
Sigh.