[blinkingled]

Speaking of anecdotes, I have always found Windows more responsive than OS X to the point where I have completely switched to Win 7 - mouse handling and screen drawing is definitely superior on Windows.

However it is easier on Windows to mess up the experience - install some crappy antivirus or other messy program and it is a piece of cake to make Windows feel laggy.

[brudgers]

That and considering that shrink wrapped consumer anti-virus has become paid malware (reports your browsing history, slows down your machine, and renews on your credit card automatically), it is unsurprising that Microsoft provides no-cost anti-virus which is both fast and unobtrusive.

[tejaswiy]

I agree with this. Subjective opinions etc., but I think the animations on the mac, although they start pretty much instantaneously when you click, take time to finish and so the actual process of clicking -> window coming up / folder opening up take a little more time on the mac

[haddr]

i true that. as a relatively new mac user i felt response time better on windows. also this blog post is missing any numbers... so it's just author's subjective feelings?