The Cinebench 11.5 benchmark was used to test raw graphics capability in frames per second (fps). Processor tests were conducted with benchmark software Geekbench 2.1.13, which assigned each machine a performance score. We purchased two near-identically specced laptops, one with Windows 7 and another with Mac OS X Lion, and subjected them to a brutal battery of tests to see which UI has the higher IQ. Well, it's time to stop the bickering and cut through the rhetoric and marketing once and for all. And many people feel their computer choices define them-allegiance to an OS can be as passionate as loyalty to a sports team or a political party. Sales may be down, and tablets may be hot, but there are still more than 260 million laptops and desktops that serve as the primary window through which Americans work and play. Yet the personal computer itself is far from gone. Likewise, the upcoming Windows 8 OS, expected in 2012, is inspired by smartphones.
Apple's latest release of OS X, Lion, shows a heavy influence from iOS, the operating system found on iPhones and iPads. The desktop operating system may soon be dead.
