Faustian Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Like we didn't know it already.... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/11/microsoft_official_admits_windows_7_design_inspired_by_mac_os_x.html Microsoft official admits Windows 7 design inspired by Mac OS X By Slash Lane Published: 02:45 PM EST When it looked to redesign its dominant operating system after the struggles of Windows Vista, Microsoft reportedly turned to Apple's Mac OS X for the "look and feel" of Windows 7. Simon Aldous, partner group manager with Microsoft, told PCR that the graphical style of Windows 7 -- which he calls "Vista on steroids" -- was inspired by the look of Apple's Mac OS X. The new Windows operating system launched in October. "One of the things that people say an awful lot about the Apple Mac is that the OS is fantastic, that it's very graphical and easy to use," Aldous said. "What we’ve tried to do with Windows 7 -- whether it's traditional format or in a touch format -- is create a Mac look and feel in terms of graphics. We've significantly improved the graphical user interface, but it's built on that very stable core Vista technology, which is far more stable than the current Mac platform, for instance." [color:blue](yeah, right.....)[/color] One of the more obvious similarities between Windows 7 and Mac OS X is the new taskbar. By default, the Windows 7 taskbar acts much like the dock that has been in OS X, combining program applications for both launching and accessing open windows, with only one icon per running application. And like Expose with the OS X dock, Windows 7 allows users to glimpse open windows on the taskbar before selecting them with Aero Peek. The similarities between Windows 7 and Apple's latest operating system upgrade, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, were noted by The Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg in his review of the Microsoft software. He said he believes that the Mac OS is still the superior operating system, but only slightly. Snow Leopard had a head-start on Windows 7, launching in late August to positive reviews that praised the software's performance improvements and bargain $29 price. Consumers also responded positively to Mac OS X 10.6, with initial sales doubling that of its predecessor, Leopard, and coming in four times higher than Tiger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 To be fair, Windows7 is the first MS which can meet on eyelevel with with an Apple OS. It is the first time ever that I have read this kind of article: Get Windows 7 - Microsoft's latest release is the best operating system on the market. Even though I think that this article is nonsense, Windows7 is definitly the best OS for *Windows* users. Mac users can still leaning back smiling while Windows users are checking is if their anti virus program has found something or if they should run again a defrag program and maintenance program since their Windows became so slow recently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Hi, "bargain $29 price" I wish Microsoft would adopt that approach as well. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doxx Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 This via Engadget.com "Update: Microsoft has issued its response, and it's none too happy, and apparently the Microsoft employee in question was "not involved in any aspect of designing Windows 7." From the official Windows Blog: " I hate to say this about one of our own, but his comments were inaccurate and uninformed." We imagine there were lots of frowny faces around the office today." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Wow! Good software AND hardware that works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Found this. "ATTENTION MACINTOSH COMPUTER USERS: We are currently experiencing difficulties with orders placed by MAC Users, Please call us at 877-560-2815 to confirm your order has successfully been placed. Thank you for your cooperation while our computer professionals troubleshoot this problem." Of course, that is not an Apple problem. It's the store problem. Oh, and don't call the telephone number - I changed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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