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A simple way to enable Apple's QuickTime for viewing these media files would have solved that one problem. Time and again my biggest frustration with Mac OS X stemmed from lack of applications necessary to get the most out of the operating system.

Some gaps are expected to be filled before Mac OS X starts shipping on new systems this summer, but many important programs could be as much as a year away. But the foundation--Mac OS X--is rock solid. Microsoft, by contrast, faces no shortage of applications. Most business programs released in the last three years and many recent games run on Windows Because Windows XP is based on that operating system, there will be plenty of applications available. Apple's masterpiece Though Mac OS X feels like a house under construction--complete with scaffolding and tarp swinging in the wind--what a building it will be.

Mac OS X's Aqua interface is elegant in both styling and access to features. When Apple rolls out--with complete optical drive support and core applications--the Mac OS X welcome mat, the company will have built a sturdy and awe-inspiring structure. Aqua contrasts sharply with the Windows XP Luna interface.

Here we move into the realm of personal taste. I found Luna to be just too cartoonish and somewhat garish in use of colors. Someone else might take to the interface, which borrows its basic look and feel from MSN Explorer.

But Mac OS X's strengths are not so obvious or easy to grab onto. The minivan may offer lots of gadgets and room, also appealing to a broader number of people. But Mac OS X felt sturdy, solid--like the kind of vehicle someone would spend more on for the ruggedness, handling and power. Mixing metaphors is a sign of bad writing.

But my excuse here is one of the emotions evoked running the two different operating systems. Windows XP delivered all the features I could ever expect from an operating system.