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A very interesting report was published in February which analysed Vistas, XPs and Mac OSXs usability by Pfeifer Consulting, which did some very detailed analysis of the Mac and Windows UI. It conculded that (naturally) OSX was the superior UI, but also that Vista/Aero is worse than XP!

Now, there is always going to be strong opinions on UIs, as you are in the realm of personal taste. Because a UI is such a visual and tactile thing everybody has an opinion on it. While people tend to reserve judgement on the particulars of a feature, when it comes to the UI people feel comfortable commenting.

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I have to say, I think that I may be hooked! Even after I had bought my Mac and I was waiting it for it be designed in California, manufactured in Shanghai and assembled in Cork and shipped to me I was having moments where I was wondering if I was doing the right thing. But then it arrived…

It was as if I had reverted back to my childhood opening up a new box of Lego. Like Lego, Apple seems to have put thought into the packaging of their merchandise. Not only have they excelled in industrial design when it comes to their products but they have also designed their packaging to compliment the product.

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The what? The Macarati! A term dubbed by my friend Will Harris (a Macarati member himself) which refers to people that own an Apple Mac.

You see, I have been drooling over the sleekness and sexiness of that pinnacle of industrial design that is the MacBook Pro. Its brushed metal veneer which labels the owner as cool and trendy, its User Interface (UI) which Apple tout as the best thing sinced slice bread and its hefty price tag that puts it in the realm of must have expensive goodie.
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