PC Mag: Longhorn looks like Apple

[Randman]

After seeing Longhorn, the next major release of Windows, demonstrated at WinHEC 2004 (Windows Hardware Engineering Conference) today, PC Magazine's Richard Fisco notes that it looks similar to another popular operating system you may have heard of. "Microsoft's demonstrations were interesting and somehow familiar," writes Fisco. "After looking at some images and icons that grew bigger or flipped when chosen, I couldn't help but think of the dock on Apple's OS X. There's more to Longhorn, of course, than just that dock... Overall, though, Longhorn still had an Apple look to it. I suppose imitation is a form of flattery, after all."

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1585533,00.asp

 

[mdnky]

Hmn...M$ copying Apple?

How's that news...<G>...?

 

[Randman]

Discussion.

 

[soulseek]

I suppose imitation is a form of flattery, after all.

he he he..

 

[powermac]

I am shocked at M$ ::evil::

 

[g/re/p]

Hey, you can disquise a huge bull turd and call it an
apple pie, but in the end it will still taste like s#@t!

 

[dlloyd]

lol grep, that's right

 

[Giaguara]

"Micro$oft is copying us again - it feels great" - Steve in the keynote in January.

Maybe longhorn will look more like Windows RG (really good edition) than Mac?

http://www.deanliou.com/WinRG/

 

[dlloyd]

Stevie better be careful, MS might decide to drop Office...

 

[dlloyd]

Oh yeah, I remember Windows RG. Had quite a nice laugh at it!

 

[HyperLiteG4]

I can't read Japaneze, but here is something I found online....looks at this one way they are copying Apple....

http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2003/0512/kaigai01.htm

here are more screenshots too...but it looks like these are kinda old:
http://www.activewin.com/screenshots/longhorn/

 

[cigar]

"M$ immitating Apple"... Is that a understatement?