Hi there, sorry to start such a pointless thread but I had to show you a few screencaps I saw a few days ago on Winsupersite.com.
If you visit http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/longhorn_preview_2005.asp and look at the images down the right hand side, you'll see what I'm saying. Microsoft have seen why OS X has become popular lately, and they've decided to add a few bits to Longhorn.
I think people will soon find it hard to tell the difference between OS X Tiger and Longhorn when they come out.
http://www.winsupersite.com/images/showcase/lh_stacks_demo_01.jpg - The most striking of them all I think.
- Just look at how they've started to use Apple's "trademark" Myriad font. Look at how the document icons look when they're selected - very similar to OS X's.
- Look at those ripped drop-shadows that look so beautiful only on OS X
- All those glassy effects - trying to be OS X
- Cleaner and more simple than XP and therefore more OS X-y
- That search bar at the top right - OMG, is this a complete Tiger rip-off!!?
If this doen't do it for ya, look at some of the early longhorn images - and get a load of that dark grey slate effect! OS X or what!
I think Microsoft's strategy is that as they own 95% of the computing market, people obviously trust them as they've got so many customers. I think they're beginning to adapt/copy OS X's good bits in order to improve their software. Quite a lot of people buy a mac with OS X because of its good looks and style, so with Microsoft mixing good looks with a new productive, helpful, stable OS such as Longhorn, I think this may hurt Apple.
Microsoft only copy Apple because they know OS X is better than XP. When's the last time you saw Apple copy something from the Windows platform as noticable as how MS copy them!
Just something to think about, although we all know Apple rule
If you visit http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/longhorn_preview_2005.asp and look at the images down the right hand side, you'll see what I'm saying. Microsoft have seen why OS X has become popular lately, and they've decided to add a few bits to Longhorn.
I think people will soon find it hard to tell the difference between OS X Tiger and Longhorn when they come out.
http://www.winsupersite.com/images/showcase/lh_stacks_demo_01.jpg - The most striking of them all I think.
- Just look at how they've started to use Apple's "trademark" Myriad font. Look at how the document icons look when they're selected - very similar to OS X's.
- Look at those ripped drop-shadows that look so beautiful only on OS X
- All those glassy effects - trying to be OS X
- Cleaner and more simple than XP and therefore more OS X-y
- That search bar at the top right - OMG, is this a complete Tiger rip-off!!?
If this doen't do it for ya, look at some of the early longhorn images - and get a load of that dark grey slate effect! OS X or what!
I think Microsoft's strategy is that as they own 95% of the computing market, people obviously trust them as they've got so many customers. I think they're beginning to adapt/copy OS X's good bits in order to improve their software. Quite a lot of people buy a mac with OS X because of its good looks and style, so with Microsoft mixing good looks with a new productive, helpful, stable OS such as Longhorn, I think this may hurt Apple.
Microsoft only copy Apple because they know OS X is better than XP. When's the last time you saw Apple copy something from the Windows platform as noticable as how MS copy them!
Just something to think about, although we all know Apple rule
