For both Apple and Microsoft, it's an era of incremental change.Įase of use: Windows 8.1 vs.
MAC OS YOSEMITE REVIEW UPGRADE
With Continuity, a Mac runnig OS X Yosemite can detect a call coming to a nearby iPhone and switch the call to FaceTime Audio instead.īut at the end of the day, OS X Yosemite is, like Windows 8.1, a small upgrade from its predecessor. Using Continuity, a wider set of Macs can answer calls made to a nearby iPhone (though the voice quality is bad) or participate in an SMS conversation on that iPhone. Instead, Apple has focused its changes is on new features, such as tighter integration with iOS and iCloud via its Handoff, iCloud Drive, and Continuity capabilities.įor example, using Handoff, a recent-model Mac can detect a nearby iPhone and transfer the email, calendar item, or document in progress there to the Mac. Meanwhile, the new OS X Yosemite changes the visual appearance of OS X to mirror that of iOS 8, while leaving most OS functions working as they did before. Here, I highlight the key differences, strengths, and weaknesses of the two OSes, both of which I've been using since their first betas were released, organized by InfoWorld's scoring categories for desktop operating systems. I've previously detailed the intriguing new capabilities in OS X Yosemite, which I also urge you to check out.
MAC OS YOSEMITE REVIEW UPDATE
My colleague Woody Leonhard has reviewed 2013's Windows 8.1 in depth, as well as the Update 1 improvements from 2014, and I encourage you to read his take to understand the nuances of Microsoft's tablet/desktop hybrid OS. In short, Windows has essentially languished this year as Microsoft turns its attention to the next version to debut next year, and Apple has continued its steady pace of evolving OS X into iOS territory. In contrast, Yosemite moves the Mac into new collaborative territory with iPads and iPhones, and it adopts iOS's visual conventions. Windows 8.1 and some of its 2014 updates let users avoid most of the Windows 8 experience, so they can return to a Windows 7-like state of comfort. With OS X 10.10 Yosemite now shipping and Windows 8.1 done with its 2014 update cycle, how do the two flagship PC operating systems compare?
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