WSJ Vista review & recommendation: Get a Mac.

Highlights of Mossberg’s review of Vista:

… Nearly all of the major, visible new features in Vista are already available in Apple’s operating system, called Mac OS X …

… And Apple is about to leap ahead again with a new version of OS X …

Here’s a quick guide to the highlights of the new operating system.

Security
… it’s been on the Macintosh for years. But unlike the Mac version …

… This is also already on the Macintosh…

User Interface
.. It apes some elements on the Macintosh but retains a distinct look and feel…

As on the Mac…

… It’s like the Mac’s excellent Exposé feature

… Once again, this is awfully similar to a Macintosh feature …

Like the Mac …

… This is another feature introduced earlier by Apple.

As on the Mac …
… it’s inferior to Apple’s iPhoto …
… Apple’s free built-in word processor does

Post-Macworld Pre-WWDC rumor roundup

Wow. That was fast, barely a week after Macworld the new set of rumors have started. On the table:
Beatles on iTS (shouldn’t someone start a timeline for this one?)
Fairplay to be licensed
Multi-touch video iPod & Tablet Mac (again?)

Also, as always doom scenarios, this time with the iPhone as the “last hurrah“.