How has Apple been able to ship six major revisions of Mac OS X in the same timeframe that Microsoft has done little for their desktop users apart from service packs, patches and ads?

Compare Apple's development of Mac OS X with these three distractions that Microsoft struggles with, and you'll see why half a decade has passed without any significant feature upgrades to Windows XP!

It's not that Microsoft has been standing still. They've been working hard to deliver a regular volley of patches and workarounds to Windows' security vulnerabilities and redesigns for Window's architectural flaws. Further, they've been sidetracked by the allure of adware and paid search.

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Contributed by: Daniel Eran, RoughlyDrafted Magazine