Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 15th Jun 2006 16:53 UTC
A lot of people seem to have this idea that Windows Vista looks an awful lot like the MacOS. LifeHacker.com sets some screenshots side-by-side for comparison, and even though they refrain from judgement ("We're just saying"), I do wish to make a few sidenotes about this issue. Read more for a mini-article on the issue.
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Debating and/or arguing the basis for most desktop GUI interfaces (not limited to destops) is akin to a "Which came first, the chicken or the egg dilemma". While some fundamental innovations can be loosely traced back to Xerox Parc, Mac and even Windows, the crude ideas and technologies of early desktop versions when contrasted to the modern implementations afford lively debate. In point of fact, each implementation is loosely based on the same fundamental seed idea, and the debate as to who had the idea first is really a transparent attempt to discredit or espouse the virtues of a particular users bias as it relates to their favorite modern OS.
There can not be an objectively reached conclusion on most of these issues. Bias and preference will generally decide it for most folks. We all know that the best idea or implementation does not always win. That is the frustration of tech savy users. The world is not fair and sometimes the market picks a loser. But its hard to argue with the market leader. Sore losers will find a way in spite of this, and in so doing expend a lot of wasted energy.