In Apple, Microsoft OSes, search is on
Do you have any idea where you saved your last file?
Both Microsoft and Apple Computer are betting the answer is no. And as a result their newest operating systems bear uncannily like-minded search tools.
In the next version of Windows, still in its early stages of development, and in the soon-to-be released new version of Mac OS X, users won't have to know where a file is stored. Instead, both operating systems will have a search window in which people need only start typing what they remember--who created the file, what it's called, or even words within the document itself. Results begin appearing instantly, and the early matches are ruled out as a user continues entering information.
"Clearly both companies understand that the classic desktop metaphor, which is 20 years old, really doesn't scale well when you have lots of information," Jupiter Research analyst Michael Gartenberg said.
Source/Read More: C|Net News
Do you have any idea where you saved your last file?
Both Microsoft and Apple Computer are betting the answer is no. And as a result their newest operating systems bear uncannily like-minded search tools.
In the next version of Windows, still in its early stages of development, and in the soon-to-be released new version of Mac OS X, users won't have to know where a file is stored. Instead, both operating systems will have a search window in which people need only start typing what they remember--who created the file, what it's called, or even words within the document itself. Results begin appearing instantly, and the early matches are ruled out as a user continues entering information.
"Clearly both companies understand that the classic desktop metaphor, which is 20 years old, really doesn't scale well when you have lots of information," Jupiter Research analyst Michael Gartenberg said.
Source/Read More: C|Net News
