Vista=Copy of OS X
Ever seen that old bumper sticker [Apple 89 = Win 95]? Well, it might be time to update it because apparently Microsoft is going back to its favorite source of ideas, Apple! It would seem that Vista is going to be mildly similar to OS X. And I for one am just shocked! Microsoft, copying Apple? Say it isn’t so!
How many of us compared OS 7.5 and Win 95 and got really pissed? I mean, Microsoft moved the icons from the right side of the screen to the left and then moved the menu bar from the top to the bottom and then they called it a brand new innovative product! And I talked to plenty of people who thought that MS had come up with the idea themselves and saw no similarities between it and Apple’s OS. Congratulations MS you blatantly stole Apple’s ideas and made them your own and now, a decade later, it looks like they are trying to do it again.
Clicking on that link will take you to some screen shots of Vista. In several of them, if you look closely, you will see that they have an integrated search field. And what icon did they use? A magnifying glass of course, only they flipped it around.
Son of a b*$&% they did it again!
I can at least understand the original arguements about how Apple and MS both borrowed ideas from Xerox to create their original GUI based OSes but how can you ignore this? What excuse could MS possibly come up with to explain how similar these features are? Other features that Microsoft has “innovated” are translucent windows, drop shadows, smart folders, embossed icons etc. Hell, I am surprised they didn’t rename Longhorn “Prairie Dog” or some horrible knock off name like that. It at least would have fit their theme.
Oh, and did I mention that IE would have tabs? Hot damn, the innovations are coming fast and furious now! So, how many other features do you think Microsoft will borrow from Tiger? I for one can’t wait until 2012 when it’s released so I can compare the two and see just how “innovative” Microsoft really is. Of course, by the time it’s finally released OS XI Condor (they will have run out of cat names by 10.9 and 11.0 will start using bird names) will be out and MS will have a whole new OS full of features to steal.
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MS copies Apple a lot. No doubt about that. They always have & they always will. But Apple copies from MS too.
1. Easy Task switching (alt+tab) appeared on Windows first
2. Sticky menus appeared on Windows first. On MacOS one had to keep the mouse button pressed in order to keep the menu open. MacOS 8 ‘copied’ sticky menus from Windows
3. The close box, maximise & minize buttons on OSX are just like on Windows. If one can remember, the classic MacOS had one close box on the left & a resize button on the right. This was clearly dropped in favour of the Windows like scheme where you have separate buttons for minimize & resize.
4. Context sensitive menus on a right click appeared on Windows first. Apple brought in that feature with OS 8
5. Fast user switching appeared first on Windows.
6. Microsoft was also the first one with the Media Centre concept. Apple clearly came out with their Front Row much later. Dare I say ‘copied’?
7. Micorosoft also has Tablet PC OS. So if Apple comes out with something similar in the future, will it or won’t it be a ‘copy?’
Should I go on?.
Let’s get old school…........
The (APPLE - 1983) Lisa was the first personal computer to use a GUI. Other innovative features for the personal market included a drop-down menu bar, windows, multiple tasking, a hierarchal file system, the ability to copy and paste, icons, folders and a mouse.
CASE CLOSED.
Get a life! You are just bitter because Microsoft dominates the computer market. Microsoft rocks!!