You’re obviously aware of some of the benefits yet it sounds like you’re saying you want Vista because it’s catching up with the competition. If you want eye candy Xgl on Linux puts both OsX and Vista in the back seat. And neither Microsoft nor Apple can ever compete with the open source development model. If you feel that Linux is lacking in something why not throw some cash towards the relevant project or help out instead of contributing to … well .. you know the rant …

OSX, like EVERY other software has security updates. Every, means that even minor softwares will do security updates. The difference is that in one case the media doesn’t talk about it. In other cases, the media does.

Also: OSX isn’t a “paradise”, regarding security patches. Simply, the patches will be released quite instantly (usually: I don’t know if sometimes happened the opposite) and nobody used them to write malicious code.

I just think that those are posts of someone that never used a Mac (OSX) everyday, otherwise you’ll understand those simple facts.

You’re completely right… that doesn’t describe innovation. Of course, it wasn’t meant to.

In response to your second comment, I didn’t say that the mac experience had changed. I honestly beleive that the mac market share will grow now that it is on a x86 structure. Neither OSX or Linux have “vast quantities” ov virii running around, but in the last year we have seen a noticible increase in usage of Linux, increasing it’s market share. I suggest you read this http://news.com.com/KDE+flaws+put+Linux%2C+Unix+systems+at+risk/2110-1002_3-6029297.html?tag=nefd.hed

Even now, exploits are being found and becoming more publicized. It won’t be long before the OSX has the same problems.

The Apple experience isn’t any different now they have changed from PowerPC to Intel.

It’s still a Mac. It’s not going to magically have all this new software appear (not that it needs any (other than most games!), there’s nothing your Win box can do that my Mac can’t). Linux didn’t magically become main stream because it is x86. What makes you think Mac’s will? Once you can dual boot I’m sure there will be more switchers. But any security threats and virus trouble will come from the Windows side of a dual boot, not from OS X.

As for malicious code suddenly appearing to taunt the platform—Why would it? It’s still only got a 4% market share and it’s still a UNIX. Does Linux have a vast quatity of virii running around causing havoc? Why would Intel Mac?