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NEWS ABOUT: Mac OS X

Mac OS X stories: 7 news summaries
mac vs pc

Windows-to-Mac Software Should Scare Microsoft

Parallels' product makes choice of operating system less important

Nov 4, 09 12:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Conflicted about choosing sides in the apocalyptic showdown between Microsoft and Apple? No need to worry—in this brave new world, you can have your cake and eat it. Parallels is Mac software that allows users to seamlessly integrate Windows programs, even the entire desktop. So, for just $79.99—... More »

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Apple • Microsoft Windows • Macintosh • Mac OS X • operating system • personal computers • software applications • Parallels

walt MOSSBERG

Gap Narrows, But Macs
Still Beat PCs

Performance and price gaps close but Mac is still value

Oct 29, 09 11:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - With Windows 7 and Mac’s Snow Leopard operating systems both available, it’s time for Walter S. Mossberg to drop some science on the arduous task of picking a computer. Things aren’t too different this time around: Macs are still more expensive, though “prices on Windows... More »

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Microsoft • Walt Mossberg • Apple • Macintosh • Mac OS X • personal computers • laptops • Windows 7 • Snow Leopard

tech showdown

 Pick an OS: 
 Uncool Robots 
 or Snooty Evangelists? 

New Microsoft ads go for Mac-esque buzz—and fail laughably

Sep 28, 09 2:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Anyone who wants a computer faces an unpleasant choice: Mac OS or Windows. Now, Windows is “awful”— buggy, at times barely functional. But one expert would rather assign himself to Microsoft purgatory than join the club of snooty, self-satisfied cooler-than-thou Mac users. “Stop showing me your iPhone,... More »

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Microsoft • Mac OS X • operating system • computer • Windows 7

OPINION

Microsoft Should Throw a Rock Through Its Windows

Operating system needs a fresh start

Jun 29, 08 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The window on Microsoft’s operating system agility has closed, and to fix it, Randall Stross argues in the New York Times, the tech giant needs to start from scratch. Windows “has become an obese monolith built on an ancient frame,” Stross says, and it “seems... More »

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Microsoft • Apple • Microsoft Windows • Microsoft Vista • Linux • Mac OS X • operating system • Windows XP

Mac OS X Grabs
Record Market Share

Gains 3.56% over January, while Windows drops .36%

Feb 2, 08 8:41 PM CST
(Newser) - Apple's Mac OS X operating system grabbed a record 7.57% of market share in January, up 21.7% from the year before, Fortune's Apple 2.0 blog reports. The computer company’s share grew 3.56% over the course of December, while rival Microsoft Windows faced a .36% loss—... More »

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iPhone • Apple • Microsoft Windows • Mac OS X • operating system • market share

OPINION

MacBook Air: Beautiful, Compromised

It's sexy, it's skinny,
but first reviewers say it's not for everyone

Jan 24, 08 4:28 PM CST
(Newser) - If thin is in, Apple’s new Air should be the hottest fashion this season. The new subnotebook weighs under 3 pounds and is three-quarters of an inch thick—at its deepest. Like all things Apple, Air’s beautiful, simple, and evokes technolust among geeks and non-geeks alike. But, say... More »

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Apple • Mac OS X • laptop • Mac OS X Leopard • MacBook Air

Apple Takes
a Bite Out of
the Competition

iPod maker replaces Microsoft as industry bully, monopolist

Sep 7, 07 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple has replaced Microsoft as the tech industry’s “biggest bully,” according to PC World. The iPod dynamo has shed its rebel rep and assumed Microsoft’s former mantle as a monopolist, copycat, and bully. “Bundling,” a tactic Microsoft used to tie together Windows and... More »

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technology • Steve Jobs • Microsoft • Bill Gates • iTunes • Apple • iPod • Windows • Internet Explorer • Mac OS X • monopoly

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