Executive Summary:
Should you go with Leopard, Apple's latest Mac OS version? It's solid but no reason to switch from Windows. Apple's iPhone has been updated with Google maps and other features and might excite your inner techie.
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Summaries of in-depth product
reviews on Paul Thurrott’s
SuperSite for Windows www.winsupersite.com
Apple Mac OS X Leopard 10.5
Pros: A continuation of the solid Mac OS X; better network browsing
Cons: Buggy initial release; no clear value proposition when compared to Windows Vista
Rating: 5
Recommendation: Leopard disappoints only in that it’s not the major upgrade that Apple touts. A
continuation of the mature and capable Tiger, Leopard’s new features are hard to spot: a backup
application, Time Machine, that’s laughably childish; a multiple-desktop utility called Spaces; and that’s
about it. Leopard has been given a spit-shine, though some features aren’t as successful as others.
Particularly bad are the Stacks pop-up windows and the bland folder icons. Apple continually updates its
products, though, so these nitpicks might be fixed by the time you read this. Overall, Leopard is a solid
update but offers no reason to switch from Windows.
Contact: Apple • 800-275-2273 • apple.com
Discussion: www.winsupersite.com/reviews/macosx_leopard.asp
Apple iPhone 1.1.3
Pros: Dramatic new functionality; IMAP support
for Gmail
Cons: No Microsoft Exchange support;
Microsoft Outlook calendar sync is broken
Rating:
Recommendation: As flawed as it is technically
exciting, Apple’s recent major iPhone update
adds a slew of functionality and plugs holes from
previous releases. Now, the iPhone Home screen
lets you push superfluous icons to a secondary
page and add Web application shortcuts called
Web Clips. Google Maps has been updated
with a GPS-like location function, and the Mail
application fully supports IMAP-based Gmail.
Lack of Exchange support limits iPhone’s appeal
for corporations. And Outlook calendar sync
doesn’t work right on many Windows-based
PCs.
Contact: Apple • 800-275-2273 • apple.com
Discussion: www.winsupersite.com/reviews/iphone_08.asp#113
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