First, I’ll fess up. I’m a hypocrit. Microsoft delivered a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate the other day and I have installed it. I said not long ago on MoboDojo that I would never touch Vista with any length of pole, 10′ or otherwise. I am glad, however, that I’m a nerd and could not resist installing it moments after the RTM version arrived from Microsoft. If I hadn’t done that I would not have learned the following two things.

A) I would not have discovered how different the release version is from the last beta I tested.

B) I would not have found out how much a clone of Mac OS X the new OS is.

Both A and B together go even further to prove to me that Microsoft is not an innovator and that Apple has been at the forefront of systems design from day one. I am going to be writing a bevy of articles, each one about a single shared element of Vista and Tiger. I do this to show in as comprehensive a way possible that Microsoft does not deserve the attention it gets.

If you want a computer, buy a Mac. If you buy a Vista system, its your mistake.

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