Show file details during keep/stop/replace?

Does it annoy anyone else when you're copying a file from one location to another, where the same filename exists, and it asks you if you want to stop, replace, or keep both... and it doesn't provide the flipping file details with size and date (so one can make an informed decision)? Windows has been doing this for 20 years, and Apple still refuses to add this functionality.
I know about the option key to "skip" the operation... irrevelant to this conversation. But I know someone will bring it up.
Thoughts?

Sync 2 Folders is a good application, I already use it to compare backup files. Having something native would be great though.
As a point of discussion (this is really a discussion piece more than a question):
I'm not anti-OSX... overall, I have grown to dislike Windows, but both operating systems have good features. I know that Steve Jobs was big on simplicity, and he didn't want a dialog box with file details, as it would screw up the "user friendly" environment that Apple is known to have (with confusing file sizes and dates for non-technical users). However, it would be nice to have an option to see the file details so I don't have to use terminal or open two finder windows... much like holding the option key down to provide the skip function.
Apple is form over function.. Windows is function over form.
Example one, my iMac has an SD slot on the BACK of the f***ing computer. Of course they couldn't put it anywhere else because it wouldn't look good... and the new edges are 5mm... which I could care less about. I love articulating myself behind my computer, digging in the wires every time I want to view photos from my camera.
Example two, mac magic mouse.. looks great right? It's a joke, ergonomically speaking. It feels totally unnatural in the hand. I'd love to use it, but my Logitech G5 just feels so right.
I won't start with the windows examples, I wouldn't know where to begin.
Enough said.

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Hi,
Is there a way in Mac OS to see file details (e.g., date, size) when copying a file into a folder already containing a file of the same name?
That is, instead of the copy dialog box asking "An item named 'file.doc' already exists in this location. Do you want to replace it with the one you're moving?", is there a way to show the file details of both files so I can determine if they are the same file, or different version of a file that share the same name?
What I'm really looking for is for Mac OS to ask me if I want to replace file x (##MB, dd/mm/yyyy) with file y (##MB, dd/mm/yyyy) and give me enough information to actually answer that question.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

When I get that message I make a small change in the name, usually adding a number and then save. Afterward I look in the folder and see if they are the same, sometimes by Get info on the file, sometimes dates and weight and sometimes by opening both in the application.

What determine whether I see 'keep both' or 'skip/stop/replace' as options when moving files??

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The option-click 'copy file' does not change the dialog box from just clicking and dragging without option--still only seeing the skip/stop/replace.
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