Windows XP hits where Apple's Aqua misses?
That's a funny headline for an article which on the whole is quite glowing about Mac OS X and rather ambivalent about Windows XP. But I agree with many of his points, such as:
"I'm just talking about the user interface, not the technology that underpins it. OS X's Unix foundation is way ahead here (CNET agrees with me on this one, here). Aesthetically, too, Aqua wins hands down too. XP's Luna UI is just plain ugly. Microsoft has clearly been influenced by Aqua (heck, some elements look like they've been torn straight out of OS X) and its cool blue colour scheme, and such imitation is, after all, the sincerest form of flattery. But the result is rather like what you'd get if you told a colourblind guy to copy a Monet: it's all loud, vivid colours. And, apart from some curver corners and alpha blending on menus and information panels, it's really just a colourised version of Windows 98's user interface."
I would be surprised if there weren't one or two neat features hidden in XP, beneath the crap, so he's right to applaud Microsoft for putting those features in there, but you have to admit, this is NOT a particularly glowing review of Windows XP.
Dave |
