Associated Press: Mac OS X Tiger ‘provides another excellent incentive to switch from Windows’

“Tired of waiting while your PC slowly scours its hard drive for a document you stashed somewhere six months ago? Sick of having to change how you work to conform with the computer’s rigid way of organizing files? Bored with the flat look of the desktop’s graphics? Microsoft’s next-generation operating system for Windows, code-named Longhorn, is supposed to address such digital woes. It may even be released in time for Christmas 2006,” Matthew Fordahl writes for The Associated Press.

“But if you’ve got a Macintosh computer, or plan to buy one, those issues have been tackled. They’re amply addressed in the latest update of Mac OS X, dubbed ‘Tiger,’ goes on sale Friday,” Fordahl writes. “Despite a much smaller user base, Mac OS X has been steps ahead of Windows on key fronts since its first release in 2001. It’s got more advanced and polished graphics. It’s less prone to malicious attacks. And Macs look better than nearly all Windows PCs.”

Fordahl writes, “Until recently, Apple has been dogged by a reputation for high prices. Its computers now start at $499, and the number of programs that run on them has grown dramatically. Tiger provides another excellent incentive to switch from Windows… Of course, it’s impossible to judge how Tiger will compare with the next-generation of Windows since Longhorn isn’t available. As more details come out, additional complaints of Microsoft copying Mac OS X will surely be heard. Both Apple and Microsoft are trying to address the same problems: sifting more quickly through more and more data. The onus is now on Bill Gates & Co. to see if it can one-up Steve Jobs’ shop.”

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MacDailyNews Take: The reviews are pouring in and they’re uniformly positive, even some that are outright gushing praise. Good news for Apple!

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