PC Mag.com gives newest Mac OS X highest honors

It seems odd to think th at a publication such as PC Magazine, that seeming bulwark of all things Windows and PC, would even deign t o review Mac OS X, much less give it the highest accolade and praise they've ever given an operating system. (It's an unfair and misguided notion of what PC Magazine is, whose "PC" is real ly plain-vanilla, non-partisan "personal computer" - meaning everything is fair game, including Apple products. It's a prejudice I fought against when I was E ditor-in-Chief of PC Magazine Philippines, but it was like asking the tide not to come in.) Well, don't be too shocked - PC Magazine, in a PCMag.c om review by Edward Mendelson gives Leopard a near-pe rfect rating, and says the new version of Mac OS X is...

...by far the best operating system ever written for the vast major ity of consumers, with dozens of new features that have real practical valueâli ke truly automated backups, preview images in folders, and notes and to-do list s integrated into the mail program. Propeller-heads with IT know-how will no d oubt hold up Linux as the better choice, and Vista has its devotees as well (an d will probably have more when SP1 is widely available), but, for the average u ser, Leopard is the most polished and easiest to use OS I've tested. ...I found Leopard to be startlingly fast, brilliantly streamlined, and packed with conveniences and innovations. Leopard's rich set of built-in software runs faster than I imagined possible"

To be fair, Mendelson has some pointed criticisms about Leopard as well, but ge nerally seems almost shocked at how good Leopard is. I feel a sea change coming on. Read the full PCMag.com review here.