Tiger's in the Lead

In his most recent column for the Financial Times, Dan Gillmor, known to many as the leading proponent of grassroots journalism, discusses the state of the desktop operating system wars today. He reproduces the article on his blog. It is an interesting read, as he provides a glance at the history of the Windows and Mac divide.

In his conclusion, Gillmor notes, "With Tiger, Apple is plainly in the lead today. The built-in search function is getting rave reviews, among other performance boosts that keep the Mac ahead on ease of use." However, he then follows up this praise with a word of caution: "Mac loyalists should not get smug. Microsoft works hardest when it is lagging the competition."

I don't know. . . . I think Microsoft has been lagging behind the competition for a good handful of years now.