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Can the Mac Counter Windows Vista?
Saturday, August 26th, 2006
Apple is already gearing up for a major marketing campaign for the holidays, and if they’re 
able to ramp up demand, and then deliver the system when they say it will be delivered, it could trump Microsoft in a way that Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs would crow about for years.
Forget the browser wars of the past: the real tech battle is about to begin. Ready for the operating system catfight?
With the announcement of its upcoming Leopard operating system, Apple Computer Inc. means to present a direct challenge to industry behemoth Microsoft. And it’s likely that within the next year, both consumers and businesses will have to decide between Redmond’s massive OS overhaul or the latest kitty out of Cupertino.
Before Apple’s recent announcement that it would be releasing OS X 10.5, called Leopard, it appeared that Apple would be drawing mainly on its streamlined OS interface to try and best Microsoft, along with emphasis on its switch to Intel. But the recent news that it would be building robust features into Leopard puts the fresh system directly in competition with Vista, changing the rules of engagement. Apple/Macintosh - Can the Mac Counter Windows Vista?
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