upon submitting that last post I realized that the desktop screenshots compare word and excel, which aren't part of a base install (oops!). I'll post additional screens using just base install apps. However I won't remove the existing screens, because word and excel are ubiquitous and they are made by microsoft, so I think the comparison is still valid.
As for your comment in windowing issues being an Application not an OS issue, I can agree w/that. However, the article isn't just about the OSes, but rather about the total experience of the OS. Since the OS ships with a handful of apps, then I include those as part of the review. I think it's valid to point out that Apple's apps use a consistent windowing metaphor, while Microsoft's apps are all over the place. As much as I don't like MDI, I would have been a lot more leniant on MS if they con
Actually Brian, It's not a stretch at all. Microsoft agrees with me (yes, I'm the author of the article). Just go to your User Accounts control panel and click the Advanced tab. To quote that control panel "This guarantees that the authentic Windows logon prompt appears, protecting the system from programs that mimic a logon to retreive password information." So it looks like you've been Ctrl-Alt-Deleting all this time without knowing why! (I'll add the screen shot of this ctrl panel to my artic
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