Originally Posted by ScottC
AKA Movie Maker, something that was in XP before the Mac had it.
I didn't say Apple was the first person to come out with it... I was just implying that they did it the best
Originally Posted by ScottC
XP has excellent built in photo support, or there is always Google's Picasa.
I'm always amazed how Apple makes it sound like the have the patent on "easy", but most of the things they manage can all be done just as easy on a PC.
As for iLife, if Microsoft tried to pull that stunt they'd be sued for taking advantage of their monopoly. The only reason iLife and all the other iWhatever products are so "good" is because there wasn't much of an alternative for beginner users.
While I admit I haven't used XP's photo support lately, the last time I used it, it had nowhere near as many features as iPhoto, lacked the organization tools, the ability to make a web page (either export actual jpg's and html, or publish to something .mac-like), do slideshows, make printed and bound books, etc.
I'm certainly not claiming these things can't be done on Windows, I just think (and this is totally subjective) that the Mac makes it easier and more intuitive, and is more pleasant to use.