OSX is my OS of choice.
I am fed up with windows that say (not responding) in the title bar. Microsoft Entourage supports multiple Exchange accounts and it works like a dream and fast, unlike Outlook.
When I close the lid of my MacBook Air it is asleep, when I lift the lid it is awake. No waiting, no messing around. Last month I spent 4 weeks on the road and I never rebooted my MacBook Air once.
I now have a second machine (Mac Book Pro) running Windows Vista 32 bit (the only platform supported for Surface dev) that I use for Windows dev and I hate having to use it. It feels like some prehistoric slowed down museum artifact.
If I had XAML dev tools on OSX I would probably give up with Windows altogether.
If Microsoft wants to win back customers like me it needs to:
When I close the lid of my MacBook Air it is asleep, when I lift the lid it is awake. No waiting, no messing around. Last month I spent 4 weeks on the road and I never rebooted my MacBook Air once.
I now have a second machine (Mac Book Pro) running Windows Vista 32 bit (the only platform supported for Surface dev) that I use for Windows dev and I hate having to use it. It feels like some prehistoric slowed down museum artifact.
If I had XAML dev tools on OSX I would probably give up with Windows altogether.
If Microsoft wants to win back customers like me it needs to:
- Make Windows feel more responsive. Yes I have tried Win7 RC and no I am not happy, it is still slower than OSX (IMO)
- Make Office run better on Windows than it does on OSX, IMO Office is currently better (faster, easier to use, more functional) on OSX than on Windows
- Ensure Windows remembers the different monitors I have connected my machine to as a second monitor and restore the settings last used with that monitor.
- Always, without fail, find an external monitor or projector and allow me to project to it without messing around for 15 mins in preferences and settings.
- Ship a rich suite of applications (iLife) on Windows that work well with each other and do 80% of what a consumer wants to do with music, photos, email, and calendar.
1 comment:
Too bad you don't like windows 7 but it's nice that alternatives exist.
If you want use a projector or extra monitor then Windows 7 Supports [Win]+P (for presenting) that is a real easy to switch.
If you use multiple monitors then you should check that there not all found as "Plug and Play monitor" Because then Windows can't differentiate between them I use a screen and a projector and has'nt had any problems.
Microsoft has had consumer tools for quite some time named "Windows Live Essentials" with email,chat,photo,movie,blogging.. you find it at http://download.live.com.
I can also recommend that you look at office 2010 that is refreshingly nice and fast. (IMO)
Maybe it will help you get a better experience with your Windows installation also...
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