Vista a Mac OS X Rip Off? No Way!

Posted on 23 April 2007 by


I just watched this enlightening video that proves once and for all that Windows Vista isn’t a rip off of Mac OS X. David Pogue from the NY Times looks at several features that people are saying Vista copied from OS X, and shows how the similarities are completely coincidental, and were not copied at all. Decide for yourself :)

YouTube Preview Image

The videos been out for a few months, but still good none the less. For the record I think Vista is pretty good but some features make confusion with OS X quite understandable.

This post was written by:

- who has written 208 posts on Gear Diary.

Mitchell Oke is a 22 year old Bachelor of Creative Technology (Digital Video Production) from Sydney, Australia. He's previously worked for News Ltd as a Multimedia Producer, and currently works as a freelance editor and videographer. He has a great love for gadgets and cars, always wanting to have the latest and greatest phones, notebooks and other electronic toys. He is a huge fan of Star Trek, Top Gear and Seinfeld, citing them as his favourite TV shows. In December 2006 he became a Mac convert, having used Windows since he was 5.

Contact the author


  • http://www.geardiary.com Allen Hong

    “Imitation is the Greatest Form of Flattery”, so if there is anything viewed as “ripoff”, its high praise for the Apple.

  • http://www.geardiary.com Mitchell Oke

    I like your thinking Allen ;)