OSX DocK VS Windows 7 Super Bar

As programs open in Windows 7 they are represented by one icon in the Super Bar. As the pointer is passed over the icon - small versions of the open application windows are displayed. When the mouse pointer is placed on top of one of the windows it shows a bigger representation of the window, so that one can see more detail of the window. In the small version of the Windows, is an "x", next to each one that allows one to close the window without having to select it. I find this very efficient and convenient. Does the Mac OSx has such a feature?
Are there any plans to improve on the Dock?

As the pointer is passed over the icon - small versions of the open application windows are displayed. When the mouse pointer is placed on top of one of the windows it shows a bigger representation of the window, so that one can see more detail of the window. In the small version of the Windows, is an "x", next to each one that allows one to close the window without having to select it.
If you click and hold the cursor on any application in the Dock, you will get an Exposé screen showing the windows open for that application. See this page for more information:
http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/expose.html
You cannot close a window directly from the Exposé screen, though.

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