Whereas the Windows world is groaning over the upgrades Microsoft puts them through–whether it is the elusive Longhorn or the painful SP2–in the Mac community, industry experts excitedly welcome Tiger.

Please read: Mac Industry Heeds Tiger’s Roar.

It is noteworthy that Apple and Microsoft have both been pursuing metadata and better ways to provide searchability, and yet Apple is delivering in early 2005, whereas experts’ confidence that Microsoft will deliver by sometime in 2006 is slipping.

Apple has taken a dominating role in delivering a truly modern operating system via Darwin and OS X 10.4.

Unfortunately, truly modern operating systems are not always what businesses are looking for, which is one reason why Apple’s dominance hasn’t transferred to market share in the business industry. Nevertheless, Apple continues to impress experts and home users alike.