Microsoft officials have admitted one of their biggest challenges in continuing to grow the company's Windows business is the impression among some of its installed base that older Windows versions are good enough. The users of Windows 95, which turns ten years old on Wednesday, are a case in point. Elsewhere, here is a story about the launch of Windows 95 exactly 10 years ago.
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Member since:At the risk of getting hate mail, I think a lot of folks enjoy KDE versus Gnome because it offers a more visually stunning interface. Just my opinion.
You're right about stunning...KDE's interface is down right shocking. While some of the icons for KDE are quite nice I like the clean uncluttered look of Gnome over KDE.
That said, I used Gnome on my main work machine for the last 6 months (and previous versions a few years ago) and it annoyed the hell out of me. So much so I moved back to KDE and it's comparitively less elegent looking interface elements.
For example, the file browser in Gnome has been simplfied so much it no longer has a location field; I have to click to get anywhere. KDE has a location bar with file name completion; much nicer.
I have high hopes for Gnome slowly finding the right mix of features, though it's way too minimialist at this point for me. Maybe in 6 months?
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Adding animations and glowing buttons, shadows etc is great as long as it servers a purpose other than "it looks good."
I disagree. Perception goes a long way toward improving the computing experience. Imagine a UI that was grayscale with simple boxes and courier text for buttons contrasted to the gel-like glowing nature of controls in OS X and Vista. Certainly, the visual improvements are not functional, they are aesthetic.
At the risk of getting hate mail, I think a lot of folks enjoy KDE versus Gnome because it offers a more visually stunning interface. Just my opinion.