10 ideas Apple should steal from Windows 7
Those who understand the development history of Windows versions know that Microsoft has borrowed a lot of Apple features to develop.
The version of Windows 7 is no exception, it also took a lot of inspiration from Apple's OS X. However, it also has interesting features that Apple should learn to develop its products.
Here are 10 features of Windows 7 that Apple can use to develop its OS in the future.
1. Taskbar thumbnails
The new Windows 7 taskbar is inspired by OS X's Dock, but its taskbar includes thumbnails - a small image that lets you see all the open windows when you hover over the program's icon - a high development. More from the original idea.
This fixes OS X's Dock feature to look extremely messy when you open too many programs at once and minimize the window.
2. Touch-screen input
In some respects Apple outperformed Microsoft in terms of touchscreen support when it had a touch-enabled kid adapter, but it was only available on the trackpad and equipped in new laptops launched by Apple. However, if the touch screen is still better. You can watch video tutorials using Apple's trackpad.
3 and 4. Libraries and Homegroups
Libraries are like a simple directory search tool. You create a library for a topic or project and drag and drop files and folders on your computer or even within your local network and you can then view and retrieve them from a single address. It is a great way to manage content on multiple machines, especially when you combine it with Homegroups. Homegroups make it easy for people who are not knowledgeable to share the libraries on their local network.
5. Device Stage
Device Stage is a new feature that contains all information from connected drivers, applications or other hardware devices. Device Stage focuses on managing vanad to connect from device management, checking device version, driver .
6. Media Center
Front Row is very good but it is just the end of the iTunes front and iTunes Store. Windows' Media Center, on the other hand, is suitable for a home entertainment system that uses TV channels to watch video from TV or other devices.
7. Jump lists
Jump Lists displays a statistics table of the most recently opened programs at the Start menu and when right-clicking on a program icon a menu system appears showing the tasks performed or the documents opened. OS X also has this function but only works when the program is running.
8. DirectX
Once again, Microsoft made game developers excited to introduce the next version of the Direct X media API. And Apple? As software developer John Carmack said in 2008, " The truth is that Steve Jobs doesn't care about games ." The success of the game on iPhone suggests that this can be overcome.
9. BitLocker
In Windows 7, BitLocker protects data stored on portable media (for example, USB Flash Drives, USB) by only allowing users to read data, even when the media communications lost, stolen, or misused. While OS X's FileVault is simply protecting the folder on the computer.
10. Compatible with Netbook
Widonws 7 is designed to work with hardware requirements not so terrible and can be installed from USB because it doesn't want to lose netbooks market share. I'm not sure if Mac OS X Snow Leopard can run on modestly configured systems.
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