Looks like a duck.

Walks like a duck.

Quacks like a duck.

Too bad it's a decoy.

Windows 95 is here, and Microsoft must be pleased. As a matter of fact, so are we. Because finally, millions of people can get their hands on it and discover this simple truth: It isn't a Macintosh.® And it never will be.

Windows 95 is, after all, simply software that runs on other people's hardware. While the Mac has always been a seamless integration of both the hard and the soft stuff.

Windows 95 is software that runs on an aging chip architecture. Power Macintosh,® on the other hand, uses an advanced RISC-based processor. (And runs up to twice as fast as a 120 MHz Pentium PC running Windows.*)

Windows 95 promises to deliver Macintosh-like plug and play. Yet most people will find they'll need to upgrade both their hardware and their software to come anywhere close to the Macintosh standard established back in 1984.

And, it is said, Windows 95 is a great path to the brave new future of 3-D graphics, videoconferencing, speech recognition, telephony and virtual reality. All of which you can get by sitting down and turning on a Mac, today.

Windows 95 is ''an edifice built of baling wire, chewing gum and prayer,'' says Stephen Manes in The New York Times.** In short, if it's imitation duck you desire, there's Windows 95. But if you want a computer that can actually get up and fly, there's still only one way to go. Macintosh.

- *Yes. According to independent research from Competitive Assessment Services, the Power Macintosh 9500 was 63% faster on average than a 120 MHz Pentium PC running Windows, 80% faster for scientific applications and more than twice as fast for graphics apps. For details, surf over to http://www.info.apple.com/productinfo/factsheets/comparison.html. **"Personal Computers: What Is Using Windows 95 Really Like?," Stephen Manes,The New York Times, August 1, 1995 (©1995 by The New York Times Company; reprinted by permission). Copyright 1995, Apple Computer, Inc. . Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh and "The power to be your best" are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Mac is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. All Macintosh computers are designed to be accessible to individuals with disability.

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