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Rundes
octubre 27, 2009

OS Faceoff: Windows 7 vs. Snow Leopard

Last Thursday, Microsoft attempted to erase all of the bad memories left by Windows Vista wit the launch of perhaps the most anticipated operating system software yet: Windows 7. The new OS promises to be faster, sleeker, and more intuitive than its predecessor.

Microsoft’s computing and OS rival didn’t take the Windows 7 hype sitting down, though. Apple launched a new wave of Get a Mac Ads painting Microsoft’s Windows flagship as an evolution of problems not worth enduring. Now with both sides at war once again, we thought it was appropriate to dedicate this week’s Web Faceoff to the long-standing Microsoft vs. Apple battle.

This week’s competitors are none other than Microsoft Windows 7 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6. One is the newest edition of the PC OS, while the other is the standard bearer OS for all Apple computers. Which one emerges the victor…well, we’ll let you decide the outcome in the poll below.

Remember: you have until 12:00 PM PT on Friday to cast your ballot. After that, we’ll tally up the votes and declare a victor. And as always, don’t forget to justify your vote in the comments.

Who would win in a fight: Microsoft Windows 7 or Mac OS X Snow Leopard?(survey)

Web Faceoff: Overall Results

Week 1:
- Mozilla Firefox vs. Google Chrome
- WINNER: Firefox, 4600 votes (Chrome: 3310 votes, Tie: 911 votes)

Week 2:
- Tumblr vs. Posterous
- WINNER: Tumblr, 1809 votes (Posterous: 1496 votes, Tie: 256 votes)

Week 3:
- Pandora vs. Last.fm
- WINNER: Last.fm, 1187 votes (Pandora: 1156 votes, Tie: 122 votes)

Week 4:
- Twitter vs. Facebook
- WINNER: Facebook, 2484 votes (Twitter: 2061 votes, Tie: 588 votes)

Week 5:
- WordPress vs. Typepad
- WINNER: WordPress, 2714 (Typepad: 267 votes, Tie: 121 votes)

Reviews: Chrome, Facebook, Firefox, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Pandora, Posterous, Tumblr, Twitter, TypePad, WordPress

Tags: apple, microsoft, Snow Leopard, web faceoff, Windows 7

Ben Parr
octubre 13, 2009

Web Faceoff: Twitter vs. FacebookMashable!

If you’ve been surfing Mashable the last few weeks, you probably have already have already seen a few Web Faceoffs, our new weekly series where we let two popular web apps duke it out via reader vote. Two enter, only one can claim the title.

We have some great faceoffs already. Nearly 9000 of you voted in our web browser brawl, while only 31 votes separated Last.fm from Pandora. But now, in our fourth installment of Web Faceoff, we decided to up it by a notch.

In the entire web and social media industry, two platforms have captured nearly all the attention: Facebook and Twitter. Facebook is the world’s largest social network, while Twitter is considered by most the hottest.

We’ve compared the two, discussed when most people use Twitter versus Facebook, and even analyzed who will win in real-time search. But we’ve never actually put them head-to-head. We’ve never asked you which of these two powerhouses you prefer.

That’s exactly what we’re going to do today – right here, right now. Facebook or Twitter: which one do you prefer? Cast your vote in the poll below. You have until noon EST on Friday October 16th before the polls close. Let the great battle begin.

Who would win in a fight: Facebook or Twitter?(poll)

Web Faceoff: Overall Results

Week 1:
- Mozilla Firefox vs. Google Chrome
- WINNER: Firefox, 4600 votes (Chrome: 3310 votes, Tie: 911 votes)

Week 2:
- Tumblr vs. Posterous
- WINNER: Tumblr, 1809 votes (Posterous: 1496 votes, Tie: 256 votes)

Week 3:
- Pandora vs. Last.fm
- WINNER: Last.fm, 1187 votes (Pandora: 1156 votes, Tie: 122 votes)

Reviews: Chrome, Facebook, Firefox, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Pandora, Posterous, Tumblr, Twitter

Tags: facebook, social media, twitter, web faceoff