ไมโครซอฟท์ได้ที ปล่อยหน้าเว็บมากัดแอปเปิลอีกแล้ว คราวนี้มากัดชุดโปรแกรม iLife ของ Apple โดยเอา Windows Live Essentials ของตนมาเปรียบเทียบ (เพิ่งเปิดตัว Windows Live Essentials 2011 Beta 2 ไปเมื่อสองวันก่อน) โดยได้หยิบโปรแกรมแต่ละตัวใน iLife กับ Windows Live Essentials มาเทียบกันแบบตัวต่อตัว ผลจะเป็นอย่างไรดูได้ตามตารางเลยครับ
ไมโครซอฟต์กดขนาดนี้ ไม่รู้ว่าแอปเปิลจะตอบโต้อย่างไร :D
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| Cost & Multitouch Support | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cost of Applications | $0 | $79 |
| Cost of Services | $0 (Windows Live) | $99 annually (MobileMe) |
| Multitouch support | Multitouch on trackpad and screen | Multitouch only on trackpad |
Messenger | iChat (Separate App) | |
|---|---|---|
| Instant Messaging | ||
| Basic instant messaging (IM) | Yes | Yes |
| Interop with Yahoo Messenger | Yes | No |
| Interop with Office Communications Server | Yes | No |
| Photo carousel | Yes | Yes |
| HD video chat | Yes | Yes |
| Personalization (scenes, themes) | Yes | No |
| Games | Yes | No |
| Multiparty chat | Yes | Yes |
| Multivideo chat | No | Yes (up to three-person chat) |
| Tabbed chat | Yes | No |
| Social Networking | ||
| Connect with Facebook | Yes | No |
| Connect with MySpace | Yes | No |
| Connect with AIM | No | Yes |
| Web activities | Yes 75 partners globally | No |
| Social dashboard | Yes | No |
| Social notifications | Yes | No |
| Universal status message | Yes | No |
| Email integration | Yes with Hotmail | No |
| Access Anywhere | ||
| iPhone client | Yes | No |
| IM on the Web | Yes | No |
| IM developer platform | Yes | No |
| Mobile browse client | Yes | No |
| SMS support | Yes | No |
Photo Gallery | iPhoto | |
|---|---|---|
| Organize/Find | ||
| Top people | Yes (New!) | No |
| Find photos and videos by: date taken (dates, months, years), people, rating, tags, and more | Yes multiple filters (New!) | Limited, one filter at a time |
| Facial recognition | Yes | Yes |
| Batch face detection confirm | Yes (New!) | Yes |
| Flagging | Yes | Yes |
| Photo captioning | Yes | Yes |
| Tagging, including geo-tagging | Yes | Yes |
| Ratings | Yes | Yes |
| Integrated with operating system | Yes Windows 7 Libraries (New!) | Yes |
| Touch Up | ||
| Basic editing (crop, rotate, straighten) | Yes | Yes |
| Batch editing (editing multiple photos at one time) | Yes | No |
| Advanced – Photo Fuse | Yes (New!) | No |
| Advanced – Panoramic Stitch | Yes | No |
| Advanced – auto adjust | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced – Red Eye | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced – Retouch | Yes (New!) | Yes |
| Advanced – Effects | Yes | Yes |
| Fine tuning – exposure, noise reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Revert to original | Yes | Yes |
| Publishing & Sharing | ||
| Photo mail | Yes (New!) | Yes |
| Slide shows | Yes | Yes |
| Send to blog | Yes | Yes |
| AutoMovie | Yes | No |
| Share to Facebook | Yes (New!) | Yes |
| Share to Flickr | Yes | Yes |
| Share to Windows Live | Yes | Yes for MobileMe |
| Plug-ins for additional partners | Yes | Limited |
| Integrated photo printing | Yes (New!) | Yes |
| Integrated book printing | No | Yes |
Movie Maker + DVD Maker | iMovie + iDVD | |
|---|---|---|
| Editing | ||
| Import Video – device and file | Yes | Yes |
| AutoMovie of photos, videos and music | Yes | No |
| Basic editing | Yes | Yes |
| Precision trimming | Yes | Yes |
| Drag and drop timeline | Yes | Yes |
| Transitions and titles | Yes | Yes |
| Visual effects | Yes | Yes |
| Auto preview how all effects, transitions or animations look on your project | Yes (live preview on your content) | No (preview on example content) |
| AutoMovie themes | Yes (5 themes) | Yes (19 themes) |
| Video clip stabilization | No | Yes |
| Voice over narration | No | Yes |
| Support for the most popular devices and file formats | Yes | Yes |
| Revert to original | Yes | Yes |
| Publishing & Sharing | ||
| Publish to Windows Live | Yes (Free) | No |
| Publish to MobileMe | No | Yes (MobileMe subscription required) |
| Publish video to YouTube | Yes | Yes |
| Publish video to Facebook | Yes | No |
| Burn to a DVD | Yes | Yes |
| Output Support | ||
| DVD | Yes | Yes |
| High def | Yes (1080p, 720p, 480p) | Yes limited (720p only) |
| Standard def | Yes | Yes |
| File format | .wmv | .h264 |
| Screensaver | Yes | Yes |
| Video mail | Yes | No |
Windows Live Mail | ||
|---|---|---|
| Web Email | ||
| POP, IMAP support | Yes | Yes |
| Exchange support | No | Yes |
| Unified inbox (account aggregation) | Yes | Yes |
| Email Quick views | Yes | No |
| Anytime access (offline) | Yes | Yes |
| Contact address book | Yes | Yes (address book) |
| Photo mail | Yes | Limited, attachment size limits |
| Integrated Calendar | ||
| Slim Cal | Yes | No |
| Multiple calendar support | Yes | Yes |
| Calendar sharing | Yes | Yes |
| Calendar subscription | Yes | Yes |
| Efficient Inbox Management Tools | ||
| Integrated contact presence | Yes | Yes |
| Conversation threading | Yes | No |
| RSS feeds | Yes | Yes |
| Notes | Yes | Yes |
| To-do’s | Yes | Yes |
| IM integration | Yes Messenger | Yes iChat and AIM |
| Integration with cloud storage | Yes SkyDrive | No |
Writer | iWeb | |
|---|---|---|
| Editing | ||
| Open blog support | Yes | No |
| WYSIWYG editing | Yes | Yes |
| HTML editing | Yes | Limited, snippets |
| Photo/video integration | Yes | Yes |
| Familiarity with Microsoft Office | Yes | No |
| Website creation | No | Yes |
| Embed maps | Yes | Yes |
| Tagging | Yes | No |
| Widgets | Yes | Yes |
| Themes | Limited, support for Blog Themes | Yes |
| Publishing | ||
| Publish to major blogs | Yes | Limited |
| Live preview | Yes | No |
| Facebook notifications | Limited, what’s new updates | Yes |
Family Safety | Mac OS X Parental Controls | |
|---|---|---|
| General Safety Features | ||
| Monitor Windows Live ID child accounts | Yes | N/A |
| Monitor Windows Parental Controls accounts | Yes | N/A |
| Family Safety filter | Yes | N/A |
| Automatic website filtering | Yes | N/A |
| Parental controls | Yes | Yes |
| Manage when users have access to computer | Yes | Yes |
N/A | Garage Band | |
|---|---|---|
| Learn to Play | ||
| Lessons for piano and guitar | N/A | Yes |
| Jam with other instruments | N/A | Yes |
| Record and Mix | ||
| Plug and play | N/A | Yes |
| Record yourself | N/A | Yes |
| Mix multiple tracks | N/A | Yes |
| Export music to iTunes | N/A | Yes |