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Mac vs Windows Comparisons

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Below is a complete listing of all comparisons currently available on the Mac vs. Windows wiki. Each comparison can be edited directly in your web browser. These are slowly replacing our existing comparisons over on our X vs. XP website.

Contents

Software

  1. Software Management
  2. Legacy Software Support

Graphic User Interface

  1. Window Management
  2. GUI Customization
  3. GUI Control and Navigation

Internet

  1. Email
  2. Web Browsing (Internet Explorer vs Safari)
  3. Instant Messaging Incomplete

Digital Media

  1. Media Playback
  2. Media Library Management
  3. Media Center
  4. Digital Photo Management
  5. Digital Video Editing Incomplete
  6. DVD Authoring Incomplete

Files and Folders

  1. Browsing Files
  2. File Management Incomplete
  3. Searching Files Incomplete
  4. Burning Files to CD or DVD Incomplete
  5. File Backup and Restore Incomplete

Productivity

  1. Text Editing and Word Processing Incomplete
  2. Calendar and Event Management
  3. Contact Management Incomplete

System

  1. Disk Management Incomplete
  2. Help and Troubleshooting Incomplete
  3. Font Management Incomplete
  4. Networking Incomplete
  5. Security and Privacy Incomplete
  6. User Account Management Incomplete
  7. Scripting & Workflow Automation Incomplete
  8. Synchronizing Data Incomplete
  9. Monitoring System Performance Incomplete
  10. Accessibility Incomplete

Hardware

  1. Printing & Faxing Incomplete
  2. Power Management Incomplete

Supplemental Comparisons

Additional versions of the above comparisons have been created to expand our scope to other operating systems. We don't consider these part of the main comparison, rather a supplement for those who are curious how other operating systems (such as Linux) compare against Mac OS X and Windows Vista in different areas.

  1. Legacy Software Support - Ubuntu (Gnome)
  2. Web Browsing - Ubuntu (Gnome)
  3. Media Playback - Ubuntu (Gnome)
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