Comments on: Windows 8 vs Mac OS X & iOS – Visions of User Interfaces Collide

By: Tori

Tori — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:44:54 +0000

Really no comparation is possible here. MacOS seems to be a prehistoric OS compared with W8.

By: Mac Fans

Mac Fans — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:21:04 +0000

I think Microsft’s UI is easy to use because you can do whatever you want to do with the selected file(s) in just one click, as oppose to win 7 where you will always right click. Placing everithing just where the user can see it provide ease of access. Keyboard shortcuts are not easy for many people.

By: ZhapurLite

ZhapurLite — Tue, 29 May 2012 04:19:33 +0000

Apple’s finder may be more limited, but let’s face it, those Windows 8 buttons, folder views, whatever, look cheap – and looks do count in user interfaces whether we like to admit it or not.

I’ll always wonder why Microsoft didn’t stick with the classic look of Windows 2000 and tweak it a bit further – a bit of aero this, glossy that – it would’ve been fine: not this muddled nonsense or the Fisher Price look of XP…blah, I’d rather use Mac OS 9 again than this.

By: Mian Nasir Ahmad

Mian Nasir Ahmad — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:07:12 +0000

there is some words, like

. Monoply
. Excelent
. extraordinary

so Apple has made a tremendous victory throught the world, bringing the compter to personal computer, and giveing back it to the comman people. there are no words for the Apple and for their team, as i mentioned above, it is not saffient for them,
Best wishs

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:15:16 +0000

You idiot, if the orginazation of the ribbon annoys you then press the hide button and its out of view… and you forgot to mention that thats the interface if you use legacy mode, obviosly there is going to be a touch optomized version o windows explorer before launch.

By: MAC Fan

MAC Fan — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:57:57 +0000

I grew up learning MS products like Windows and Office.

I now use a Mac and have done so for 9 years strait.

But I do use windows daily! How?: Via VMWare Fusion. Why?: That’s what I use to browse the Web and to use any particular programs for work that are proprietary to Windows.

If I get a virus or other junks MS shtuff then I just drag my virtual PC into the trashbin of my MAC and drag the virtual windows icon back into the library of VMWare Fusion.

Use Open Office, Media Player Classic, Gimp, Firefox, and I’m safely compatable when opening files in MS Office, Adobe Photoshop, Windows Media Player, and Phishing-bound MS Internet Explorer on someone’s vulnerable PC Windows computer

Switch to MAC everyone and use VMWare Fusion.
I use XP on it and have never even touched Vista or 7 once I had my MAC, unless required to do so via work and school.

By: bdubb

bdubb — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:07:51 +0000

ALL A MATTER OF PREFERENCE…

anyway, does anyone know if there is there anyway i can get a windows-type file navigator on a mac?

i.e. tree view SEPARATED from folder view?

thanks.

(plz don’t tell me how to use finder/macs… i’ve been using them 15+ years and… PREFER windows by far (and i am a graphic artist), but finder makes me want to put a stake in my eye)

By: FYI

FYI — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:36:28 +0000

Finder does have Cut & Paste from OS X Lion onward:

http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/29/cut-and-paste-mac-os-x-lion/

By: MrElectrifyer

MrElectrifyer — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:24:26 +0000

First of, if it fails, why has 0ffice 2010 sails been so successful so far?

Second, you do know it can be hidden with the click of 1 ^ button right ? Just that will bring it back to the Windows 7 UI pretty much. Which is by far more functional than finder in which you can’t even do a cut/paste :p

By: Windows 8 Consumer Preview Available as a Free Download

Windows 8 Consumer Preview Available as a Free Download — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:42:00 +0000

[...] merging their tablet UI and desktop UI into a single operating system. This is obviously a different approach than Apple took while keeping separate iOS and OS X, but nonetheless Microsoft is bent on this [...]

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:20:28 +0000

ahem command c to copy, command v to paste. oh if you never knew, you can right click on a mac using the ctrl and mouse buttons. it has all the things you need. in mac os x, everything is organized in the simple top bar with file, edit, etc. you have no need for a stupid ribbon

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:13:09 +0000

finder is the best file explorer out there. its simple, great to use, and easy to look at (no random colors). explorer had a blocky interface of ie 8. terrible. now it has a complicated, huge, ugly ribbon interface? even more terrible. they messed up paint and office this way. btw how are people going to touch the tiny ribbon buttons in the supposedly “tablet” interface?

By: josh

josh — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:41:47 +0000

Ridiculous article considering how big the apple finder is failing at accomplishing simple tasks.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:30:28 +0000

*shown

By: Jiri

Jiri — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:21:26 +0000

Totally agree. I work on PC with lots of files every day and having the icons at hand makes life much easier. I have iMac at home and not sure if hiding buttons really makes any sense. It looks pretty but does not make things easier!!

p.s. Some apple fans should be bit less dogmatic!