Windows looks more like Ubuntu every day

[Dorian Douma]

(GIVING AWAY that I am over 16)

On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Chris <candive1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Giving away your age?
>
> On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 4:06 PM, Dorian Douma <agreatwhitebird at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> There's the look and then there's the feel. I find that all 3 OSs are
>> looking more glassy, smoky and holographic all the time, but I think
>> that Apple is the only one who's bucking the trend a bit. Recent
>> versions of MacOS have become less glitchy-feeling and less electric
>> looking and now they feel a bit more like using really old, smooth
>> metal machinery. Ubuntu these days feels like using melting plastic.
>> Definitely a computer-y feel. But to me it's the most neutral of the
>> bunch.
>>
>> It's also the most flexible in appearance... it's easier to download,
>> install and use themes than it is in Windows, and there are NO
>> built-in options to make MacOS look different.
>>
>> My favourite era of OS esthetics was MacOS9 vs. Windows2000. I even
>> remember how beautiful OS 7.6 and Windows 95 looked back in the day.
>>
>> It's like it follows car fashion.
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Vaughn Male <keino_9 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> > On 11-01-28 08:35 AM, Chris wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi all,
>> > Is it just me or is Windows 7 Ultimate looking more like Ubuntu / Linux
>> > every day?
>> > Chris.
>> >
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>> > Every time I get someone to try Linux the first thing I always hear is,
>> > "it
>> > looks so weird!." It would be nice to not hear that anymore.
>> >
>> > Also, it would make the transition from Windows to Linux easier, which
>> > is
>> > never bad.
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