Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Mon 1st Apr 2002 07:30 UTC
I met Brad Wardell, Stardock's CEO, two weeks ago in San Fransisco. Stardock are mostly known for creating WindowBlinds. But Stardock has a long history, going back to the OS/2 days, releasing not only the most 'successful' OS/2 application ever, Object Desktop, but also a number of games. Today Stardock still releases games and UI enhancement tools for Windows, but the main focus is still Object Desktop. Read more for our interview with Brad, his views on theming, the future of UIs and more.
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WindowBlinds can't emulate the MacUI, it can only provide a similar look to it. WindowBlinds can make things LOOK like something else but it cannot make something truly act like another OS. For that, you would need Object Desktop and even there it's obviously not going to be able to do it all. Though you can get close:
http://www.stardock.com/temp/winaquanew.jpg (Windows XP)
My objections with Aqua have nothing to do with its look, it has to do with how it behaves.
For instance, the over-use of transparency throughout the OS is problematic. The dock is not as efficient to use as the Windows Start bar and is slower. Sure, it works well in a demo and is pretty darn impressive, but in terms of getting real work done, it's not as good.
I liked the NeXT dock, btw. I wish they had gone with something more similar to that.