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OS X 10.10 Mockup Shows Off 'Flat', iOS-Inspired Design
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Versioning and decimals work differently.
Software developers are known to go past .9
I know. It had appeared that you where talking about it in a mathematical way like the poster you quoted.
Exactly. Just because something is "old" (and I think Aqua was last changed in Lion, about 3 years ago...), doesn't mean it looks "dated" and needs to go. I'd rather Apple continue to make subtle changes in the right direction than try to suddenly overhaul the GUI à la iOs 7 (which I'm not sure would even be possible on OS X) .
Does this look dated?
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I actually like it, it is inline with iOS 7, I am sure they have metrics on how people like it and how many people have switched over. To quote Bob Dylan:
"It'll soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'"
judging how Apple is been going since Steve's dead Ibet no change will occur on OSX at all. The changes already happened in iOS7 and Mavericks.
I've seen this video and laughed at it as a kid. As an adult, all of the features demonstrated in Vista we're very obvious. Even back in the Vista days XP was old, which lead to a lot of modern features all at once that OS X already had due to more rapid updates. I'm willing to admit though seeing how Apple did it first gave them an advantage in seeing how it could be done, but OS X and Windows are too different to say anything's copied.
The only thing I don't like the first screen shot is the window looks "inactive" when it's supposed to active. I think the folders look fine, just bring back the colors on the side bar. And the icons on the dock are all blue...unless that's just the way those particular apps' colors are supposed to be.
So was Mac OS 9. If/when they go to OS 11, they'll just apply their Apple marketing "magic" and it'll do great.
Looks nothing like Windows 7.
EDIT: They said the title bars are supposed be translucent, which would indeed make it like Windows 7...but I don't see any translucency in the mock ups...?
And people need to get over their hate of flat design. If done right, it works.
See answer above.
Dramatic much?
So was Mac OS 9. If/when they go to OS 11, they'll just apply their Apple marketing "magic" and it'll do great.
Looks nothing like Windows 7.
EDIT: They said the title bars are supposed be translucent, which would indeed make it like Windows 7...but I don't see any translucency in the mock ups...?
And people need to get over their hate of flat design. If done right, it works.
See answer above.
Dramatic much?
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Most of this mockup just looks washed out to me.
My biggest issue is somehow still that not all of my contacts have pictures. The simplified theme works for lots of things, but I get annoyed by those blank email, imessages, etc pictures, and they're only becoming more centralized.
My biggest issue is somehow still that not all of my contacts have pictures. The simplified theme works for lots of things, but I get annoyed by those blank email, imessages, etc pictures, and they're only becoming more centralized.
It's inevitable that Apple have decided to merge OSX and IOS with further integration, making things appear more obvious to the everyday user. I'm not against the idea, and as long as they leave us low level tools terminal etc. then I guess it makes sense...what you see on your phone and iPad is broadly the same as what you see on your Mac. The times, as a man said a ways back, are changing.
OS 9 was never a brand, it was a version number. OS X, originally, was likely meant to be the same. However they stuck with it for over 10 years and show no intention of dropping it. Maybe because it looks cool, maybe because they don't want to drop the relation to Unix or NeXt. Who knows? But Apple's treatment of OS X is on an entirely different level as before. OS 9 was Mac OS 9. Generic. Apple has dropped the Mac part altogether and simply called the operating system OS X. It's a brand, and one that is severable from Mac, where Mac OS 9 was glued to it.
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The second pic reminds me of windows a lot. I don't mind if Apple goes 'flat' with their next OS but hopefully it doesn't resemble this mockup...
when I first read this post the blue outline on the outside of the finder window reminded me of Windows 8.x lol I was thinking, what? up is down, down is up lol, but then after reviewing the concept drawings it hasn't lost it's OSX flavor. It's rather nice.
I like apps like knocktounlock and it would be awesome if this was part of the OS.
I like apps like knocktounlock and it would be awesome if this was part of the OS.
What the HELL am I reading here?
Throw out your cameras, switch off your televisions! Pluck out your eyes! Humans cannot deal with images; they addle our tiny little minds.
The Queen needs to strip Ive of his premature knighthood. His crimes against Apple's HIG is spreading madness amongst Macrumors posters.
