Re: Windows victims: go ahead and pretend you don't want or need the greatest PC software available

On Thu, 09 May 2024 15:10:11 +0000, candycanearter07 wrote:
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Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote at 12:01 this Thursday (GMT):

On Thu, 09 May 2024 06:47:55 +0000, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
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On Wed, 8 May 2024 08:27:04 -0400, Andrzej Matuch wrote:
 

I think the most common complaint of people using Linux CLI or GUI
tools is that they look dated.

 
Are they taking Microsoft, of all people, as arbiters of good taste?

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There are definitely more people out there who are fans of the
Microsoft aesthetics than there are people who appreciate the dated
interfaces of open-source software. All of them will admit that the
"ugly" software still does the job, but it appears that the way a
program looks is as important as whether it completes the task.

 
 
I'll admit I did like WinAero.

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Yeah, Windows Vista had some nice stuff in there. I recall that it had
animated wallpapers that I liked a lot, and I was a fan of the widgets.
I'm not sure why they retired both. I can still get the former using the
AURA Wallpaper service on my computer, but I don't see why it can't be
standard on Windows 11. As for the widgets, I don't see why they were
removed. They worked, they looked right... I don't see what the problem
was.