He's pointing out that the Windows algorithm uses a lot of tricks to compensate for the low resolution of screens compared to paper. As screens approach the cri

He's pointing out that the Windows algorithm uses a lot of tricks to compensate for the low resolution of screens compared to paper. As screens approach the crispness of paper, those tricks will become pointless distortions. In a roughly similar way, fonts designed to come through clearly in faxes tend to look dumbed-down in print. There's another issue here which I haven't seen mentioned -- OS X assumes, by default, that displays have a gamma of 1.8, while 2.2 is traditional on Windows. For everyday non-graphics work, the difference is lost in the varition between monitors, but it will tend to make Windows antialiasing look slightly too heavy on Macs and vice-versa. (Once I noticed it, it was easy to spot screenshots of ClearType on my Mac LCD -- it's too colorful and "sparkly" compared to the system antialiasing.) If Apple didn't account for this, it may add to the confusion.