Chapter 14. Gloating Isn’t a Sin: Showing Off Leopard’s Sexy Side

I remember back when Windows 98 was introduced, a friend who was a PC user almost started hyperventilating while he was telling me about all the cool new features the whiz kids at Microsoft had dreamed up. I felt so sorry for him because Windows users have so little to get excited about—so I let him go on for a while. I even threw in an occasional “Wow, really?” or “That’s pretty sweet!” to make him think I was truly impressed. When he finished, I reached in my pocket and pulled out a button someone had given me that simply said, “Windows 98 = Mac 84.” Most of the time, Mac users show remarkable restraint when Windows users brag. But Leopard has so many “over the top” cool features ...

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