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Snow Leopard versus Windows 7

Neither Windows 7 or Snow Leopard try to reinvent the wheel, but both pack notable new features, large and small.

By Nick Mediati | PC World
Published: 16:37 GMT, 14 September 09

This is shaping up to be the autumn of new operating systems. The latest version of Mac OS X, Snow Leopard, started to ship to customers in August. Windows 7, the follow-up to the much-maligned Windows Vista, hits store shelves in late October. Neither operating system will drastically change the way you work.

Windows 7 builds on Windows Vista, smoothing out Vista's rough spots and bringing a number of new end-user features (such as the reworked taskbar) to the table. Meanwhile, with Snow Leopard, Apple focuses on new under-the-hood technologies that offer subtle refinements and fixes.

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Ridicuously big icons

Both Snow Leopard and Windows 7 permit a large icon view. Windows 7 supports icons in sizes up to 256 by 256 pixels. Snow Leopard one-ups Windows 7, though: The Finder can display icons in sizes up to a seemingly absurd 512 by 512 pixels (512-pixel icons were around in 10.5, but the Finder couldn't take advantage of them outside the Quick Look and Cover Flow views).

Republished with permission from PC World

  • Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Windows 7
  • Managing your files
  • Libraries
  • Smart folders
  • Ridicuously big icons
  • Quick Access via the Dock or Taskbar
  • The Dock and Stacks: A rough equivalent to pinning
  • Bolstered OS X Inline Previews
  • Windows 7's Preview Pane
  • Improved Window Management
  • Aero Peek
  • Clearing the Desktop
  • The Verdict

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