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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 31st Jan 2007 22:14 UTC, submitted by mlauzon

"This story is for anyone considering or interested in switching from Mac to Microsoft's very beautiful new operating system, Windows Vista. I made the switch several weeks ago, from my trusty 12" PowerBook to (at first) a 17" HP widescreen notebook. Was my switch from Mac to Windows Vista easy? Was I able to 'Think Different', the other way around? And a month later, have I decided to stick with Vista or go back to the Mac? Read on to find out - and please, before you send hate mail, read the whole story."

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RE[2]: Artice

by rayiner on Wed 31st Jan 2007 23:19 UTC

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2005-07-06

I think Office 2007 is a step forward from previous version of Office, but the UI still isn't very good. For god's sake what does Microsoft have against tool palettes? They'd be better off just stealing the code for Office for Mac and building from there...

And I dare you to explain the theory of operation behind the unified titlebar/menubar/toolbar monstrosity that Vista and Office 2007 ship with. Take a look at this screenshot: http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/2787/outlook20076to.jpg. What the hell is that?

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RE[3]: Artice

by ronaldst on Wed 31st Jan 2007 23:33 in reply to "RE[2]: Artice"

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2005-06-29

It's the new Ribbon UI. I've tried it a few time. It takes time to get used to it but I find it more efficient and takes less clicks to do what I want.

I hope it makes it's way into the next Visual Studio. ^_^

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RE[3]: Artice

by gmlongo on Thu 1st Feb 2007 18:48 in reply to "RE[2]: Artice"

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2005-07-07

I really like that new UI. Sure it is different, but it is very effective.

-G

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