For a long time, the Macintosh operating system was better than Windows, yet it never unseated its rival.
The Apple chief also detailed new features in the Mac OS 9, the next version of the Macintosh operating system.
He concluded a peace pact with the old enemy, Microsoft, to ensure that the latest version of Microsoft's Office software would run on Apple's Macintosh operating system.
Corona's software includes an embedded Java operating system and a new variant of the old X-Windows software, which allowed for the creation of hardware-independent graphical user interfaces much like those of Windows or the Macintosh operating system.
"It is a bit ironic, but the fact that Apple currently has such a small market share versus Microsoft 's Windows means that there are far fewer hackers writing virus code for the Macintosh operating system, " says Pile, who notes the premium IT managers place on system reliability.
Tests were performed used a Macintosh computer running Apple's operating system (OSX Lion) and Web browser (Safari version 5.1.3) with the default settings enabled.
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The aim is to provide users with an instant way of accessing the web without the hassle and delay of a heavyweight operating system like Windows or Macintosh OS X.
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And its next-generation operating system, Copland, which is designed to work with both Macintosh and IBM-compatible machines, is due to be launched next year.
It will also work with most of Apple Computer 's (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people) Macintosh computers, as long as they're running a version of the operating system that is 8.0 or higher, but not the upcoming Mac OS X, at least not yet.
Later he also said that developing software for the Apple Macintosh computer led Microsoft into graphics-intensive software, setting the stage for Microsoft applications and its breakthrough Windows 95 operating system.
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