13 Comparisons of Vista vs Tiger

Competitive and fast are two terms that apply to a world of computers. Constantly changing and evolving computer systems bring many advantages for both users and technicians. The race for supremacy between the not yet launched Vista (scheduled for 2006) and Mac OSX Tiger began in 2003 with Microsoft's announcement of plans for an integrated desktop search capabilities in Windows Vista.

While opinions vary, and are really personal choices in many ways, the following summarizes the functionalities between Vista and Tiger.

1. Vista has a completely redesigned look and feel, it is aesthetic, functional and exciting, according to industry sources. Mac Tiger on the other hand was always famous for its technology and aesthetics which are clean and clutter free. Indeed, many of the visual effects that Vista has like translucent icons, high resolution, and animated effects have been integrated to Tiger for more than four years.

2. Vista is yet to resolve problems stemming from underlying windows, while Tiger is fine soft voted caused by windows beneath the surface them.

3. The 128 x 128 pixel icons of Tiger has a better transfer and better resolution than the 32 x 32 or 64 x 64 pixel icons in Vista. But one will only know if Vista will have resolution independent vector graphics once the final version come to market.

4. Both Vista and Tiger have closely similar desk top search features. The only immediate difference is that in Tiger for filtering becomes operational only after the creation of a smart folder, or use the shortcut keys. The virtual folder in Vista is identical to the Smart Folder in Tiger.

5. Vista is the next generation of functions where the system has enough built-in intelligence that organizes the data. This fine tunes all searches to be done. Compared to this, Tiger has an old system without bids.

6. Vista supports meta data, while Tiger meta-data created or edited only by using document processing applications.

7. Vista allows users to visually locate files while Tiger did not. Image previews in Tiger is off by default.

8. Regarding safety, the Tiger is much better than Vista. Since Tiger user base is small number of hackers and attackers are fewer in comparison to Windows.

9. User accounts and log ins are safer in the Tiger system and Microsoft has plans to incorporate similar systems in Vista to improve safety.

10. Vista has new systems similar to Tiger, which will allow users to assert parental locks or blocks. Parental control helps restrict computer usage by children to protect them from various dangers.

11. Security in Vista includes a built-in protection against rogue attacks, malware, spyware, adware and so on. In the case of Tiger, its safety has not been safe and unbreached. Whether Vista will earn the same distinction will be known when it comes into use.

12. Both Vista and Tiger are great networking features makes both extremely useful both at home and in businesses. The tiger is simpler, while Vista is a bit more complicated to use.

13. The sleep mode works instantly in Tiger and Vista is also trying to match its facilities.

While the above draws tentative comparisons between the two systems a true evaluation can only be done when Vista is released in its completed version and comes into use.