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Specifics, please...

frabjous 3rd Dec 2008

I'd really like to know what aspects of the Mac OS cause
Ms. Foley such distress.

I'm a Mac user by choice, since 1984, but for the last six
years I've had to use Windows at work, currently XP Pro.
I've been amused over the years by Microsoft's inexorable
move toward emulating much of the convenience and
function of the Mac OS. It took MS ten years to get past
the eight-character limitation on file names, but they have
been accelerating their replication recently, with just
enough differences to be annoying to dual-OS users.

Granted, the basic reason for these ZD blogs is to generate
responses to convince advertisers the rates are worth it,
but Ms. Foley must have some specifics in mind that cause
her to complain about "fancy bells and whistles that just
clutter my desktop", "I value ease of use far more than
fancy graphics" and "doesn?t require a how-to manual to
figure out which icon does what".

So, Ms. Foley, give us some examples. What exactly do you
fear that Microsoft will next copy from the Mac OS that you
don't like? What can you possibly mean by desktop
cluttering that is unique to the Mac OS? What Mac icon
could possibly have required you to need to refer to a
manual? (Suggestion: there is a convenient Help feature
universally available in the Mac OS menu bar if you get
stuck again.) Do let us know.