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Top 10 features that Apple stole from Windows

In the battle between Mac OS X and Windows, here's a reminder of where Microsoft supplied the innovation first

By John Rizzo

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Where Microsoft deserves the innovation credit
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1. Finder Sidebar: Windows Navigation pane
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2. The Mac Path bar: Windows Address bar
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3. Back and Forward navigation buttons in folder windows
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4. Minimizing to document windows into app icon
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5. Screen Sharing: Remote Desktop Connection
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6. Time Machine: Backup and Restore
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7. System Preferences: Control Panel
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8. ActiveSync and Exchange 2007 support
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9. Command-Tab: Alt-Tab
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10. Terminal: Command Prompt

5. Screen Sharing: Remote Desktop Connection

In Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Apple added the little-known but useful Screen Sharing program (found in /System/Library/CoreServices/), also usable through iChat. Screen sharing lets you view and control another networked Mac running Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger or later. Windows users have had this functionality in Remote Desktop Connection since Windows XP. In fact, Microsoft provided a free Mac version of Remote Desktop Connection before Apple added the functionality to Leopard.

See what Microsoft stole for Windows from Mac OS X in our companion slideshow.
Read InfoWorld's reviews of Windows 7 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
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