Appearance of text/fonts on OS X

What do people think about the appearance of text/fonts on systems running OS X? As a long-time windows user, I find it might take a little getting used to.

Believe it or not, I think the latest FreeType interpreter does better, at least when its hint interpreter is enabled. Letterforms are sharper and yet not blocky.
I should say that when I switched my Linux system from a VGA-driven CRT to a DVI-driven LCD, I had to throw out all my old font settings and start over to get a good subjective result.
Randall Schulz

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== This happened ==
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