No way! Mac OS didn't even have protected memory until OS X, which is largely based off of NeXTSTEP and the Mach 3.0 microkernel (Apple wrote neither).
Windows has had protected memory since the first version of NT. (And before that, with XENIX, which was kickass.)
Apple hasn't always had better products --the hardware has always been pretty good, but the software, not so much.
The next version of Windows, codenamed 7, is supposed to be much better than Vista. I suspect ScottR might know something about this, but can't confirm nor deny...:-P
In terms of server software, 2008 is going to be quite a change from 2003. I might have to try it out....
Saporro Guy, SUN still has great products and Solaris is still awesome --more awesome than ever. Hardware support is expanding (I'm typing this on a Compaq desktop running Solaris 10), user and system tools and applications keep improving, performance and stability are great....Also, SUN does a LOT for open source software.
MS needn't BUY MS, they've now partnered. You can buy servers from SUN running Solaris, Windows, Linux, with your choice of MySQL (SUN just bought them), PostgreSQL, or Oracle, and you also get your choice of UltraSPARC, AMD, or Intel. SUN is in a real position to KICK ASS if they don't drop the ball.
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Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile
What I mean is Apple has all the momentum right now, so it seems anyway.
They've ALWAYS had better products.
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