So the author of this review? I don’t really like him. He’s kind of an Apple-basher, and seems to frequently make indefensible statements about the Macintosh. For example, he once said that even if Apple introduces a technology first and Microsoft follows with their version later, Microsoft is the real innovator, since they brought the technology to more users. Thus, Apple is retroactively (and paradoxically) stealing from Microsoft.
Using this logic, he claimed that Apple stole their Spotlight search technology from Microsoft’s plans for Vista…even though Spotlight has been out for nearly a year, and Vista won’t be out until at least 2007. You see, Microsoft announced that they were doing something, so for all intents and purposes, anyone who implements that idea later must have stolen from Microsoft. Of course, this completely ignores the reality that Microsoft often announces their upcoming technology plans far, far in advance, while Apple tends to wait until they are closer to shipping. But that doesn’t stop him from bashing Apple just the same.
All this is merely prelude to his preview of Windows Vista, where he basically rips Microsoft a new one. It’s worthwhile reading if you want to know about the new version of Windows, or even if you just want to gloat a little. No one will blame you.
