Apple are confident

I have read on a page of the Apple website that Mac OS X is:

Apple wrote:

The world's most advanced operating system

They're referring to the fact that several versions of OS X have been released since WinXP.

They also included so-called "next-gen" features such as Desktop Search, virtual folders, and the Dashboard.

Regardless, there's a difference between advanced and better.

Angus wrote:

I personally wouldn't know as I have never really used an Apple Mac. Can someone please explain what it is that Mac OS X supposedly has that is better than XP Professional, or any other operating system for that matter that makes it so much more advanced?

It's the $2000.00 price tag that makes it superior.

LarryOsterman wrote:

GNU/Linux?  You do know that the GNU/Linux kernel's is just as old as the NT kernel, right?  And the *BSD kernel is even older.  In addition, I'd argue that the NT kernel is architecturally more advanced than Linuxes (and NetBSD).  At least the NT kernel is architected along a microkernel model with clean separation between device drivers, hardware abstraction and core kernel functionality.

Manip wrote:

But when you consider how much it cost to develop the NT kernel and how much it cost to develop the Linux kernel you have to be impressed by the fact Linux is playing on the same 'level' as the NT kernel even if NT is winning.

Also, yes I agree that the NT kernel is more advanced than the Linux kernel currently is... I for one haven't had to re-compile the NT kernel once.

LarryOsterman wrote:

GNU/Linux?  You do know that the GNU/Linux kernel's is just as old as the NT kernel, right?

LarryOsterman wrote:

And the *BSD kernel is even older.  In addition, I'd argue that the NT kernel is architecturally more advanced than Linuxes (and NetBSD).

LarryOsterman wrote:

At least the NT kernel is architected along a microkernel model with clean separation between device drivers, hardware abstraction and core kernel functionality.

W3bbo wrote:

Angus wrote: I personally wouldn't know as I have never really used an Apple Mac. Can someone please explain what it is that Mac OS X supposedly has that is better than XP Professional, or any other operating system for that matter that makes it so much more advanced?

Its a relative term. But the NT kernel is hardly the "most advanced" in the world. That title, IMO, goes towards either the GNU/Linux kernel or the NetBSD one.

But when its done, GNU/Hurd will probably be the most advanced...ever.

W3bbo wrote:

I thought CE was the microkernel, that NT was a monolithic kernel.

Cider wrote:

I'd say, seriously, if you get the chance, listen to Mark Russinovich on the internals of the NT and Linux kernels.  Fascinating stuff.

Work began on NT in 1989 after Culter and his team joined Microsoft in 1998. It was initially supposed to be released in March 1991. Needless to say it was rather delayed.

Linux was started during the Summer of 1991.

I'd certainly give OSX points for being the most advanced GUI, most advanced integration of common frameworks into applications, but the kernel itself seems to be a bit of a mixup, drivers use the iokit/mach side, and applications are built on top of the BSD side.

Linux has evolved over time to be structured more like NT. It started out being only what was required to get up and running, then was gradually redesigned piece by piece to contain the sorts of abstractions that were built into NT from the beginning.

NT was an ambitious design, that took a long time to perfect, it seems to have stood the test of time better, adapting to all sorts of new types of hardware an usage scenarios while retaining compatibility with existing driver intefaces.

Books I've read about the history of these OSs
Show-Stopper!
Just for Fun

Books I've bought but not read more than a couple of chapers from. ;-(
Windows Internals 4th Edition.
Linux Kernel Development

LarryOsterman wrote:

W3bbo wrote: Its a relative term. But the NT kernel is hardly the "most advanced" in the world. That title, IMO, goes towards either the GNU/Linux kernel or the NetBSD one. But when its done, GNU/Hurd will probably be the most advanced...ever.

GNU/Linux?  You do know that the GNU/Linux kernel's is just as old as the NT kernel, right?  And the *BSD kernel is even older.  In addition, I'd argue that the NT kernel is architecturally more advanced than Linuxes (and NetBSD).  At least the NT kernel is architected along a microkernel model with clean separation between device drivers, hardware abstraction and core kernel functionality.

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Angus wrote:

I have read on a page of the Apple website that Mac OS X is:

Apple wrote:The world's most advanced operating system

I personally wouldn't know as I have never really used an Apple Mac. Can someone please explain what it is that Mac OS X supposedly has that is better than XP Professional, or any other operating system for that matter that makes it so much more advanced?

Thanks

Angus Higgins

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