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Yes. In the keynote where Steve Jobs introduces Leopard, when he presents the new appearance that replaces Tiger's clean look with unreadable transparent menus

by ptx 11y ago

Yes. In the keynote where Steve Jobs introduces Leopard, when he presents the new appearance that replaces Tiger's clean look with unreadable transparent menus and a silly 3D dock, you can hear people laughing[1], presumably thinking it was a joke on Windows Vista's expense. I remember watching it at the time, laughing at the Vista joke... and slowly, gradually realizing that he was serious. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STuhwRwRqD4&t=2m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STuhwRwRqD4&t=2m

coldtea 11y ago
Sorry, that's a quite bizarro theory. Nobody laughs in the video when he introduces the desktop, and surely not for considering this a "joke" aimed at Vista.
- vacri 11y ago
  Whether or not it's a joke on vista, I can't say, but the audience is definitely laughing when he says "It looks something like this (screen flick) This is the new Leopard desktop (laughter)"
- ptx 11y ago
  > Sorry, that's a quite bizarro theory. Thanks. > Nobody laughs in the video when he introduces the desktop As others have pointed out, they do, in fact. Listen right after he shows the new look. > and surely not for considering this a "joke" aimed at Vista Making fun of Microsoft was something they did every now and then (maybe even earlier in that same presentation?), so it wouldn't have been unexpected.
- FireBeyond 11y ago
  There's quite an audible laugh. 2:21.
sanderjd 11y ago
That was 8 years ago, and it doesn't look anything like that anymore. Anecdotally, I haven't really noticed any of the changes in the last few iterations, and I find all the grousing a bit mystifying. But in general I think all of the latest versions of Windows, OSX, and the popular desktop Linux distros are really nice and imminently usable, so maybe I'm just not critical enough.
- yodsanklai 11y ago
  Actually, I was wondering recently what features I use that were not present in Tiger or even earlier version. Off the top of my head: - multiple desktop - full screen mode (on the laptop) - now dual full screen mode - spotlight What I do noticed is that each update breaks a little something, and it makes me lose time to fix it (especially homebrew, or some developer tools). I'm not so concerned about the notifications (I turned them off and never heard about them anymore).
  - arm 11y ago
    I’m sure you also use Quick Look¹ too (way too useful not to use), and that was introduced right after Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger (in Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard). ―――――― ¹ — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quick_Look https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quick_Look
Volt 11y ago
Ah yes, the clean look of pinstripes and brushed metal.

by ptx 11y ago

coldtea 11y ago

Sorry, that's a quite bizarro theory. Nobody laughs in the video when he introduces the desktop, and surely not for considering this a "joke" aimed at Vista.

vacri 11y ago
Whether or not it's a joke on vista, I can't say, but the audience is definitely laughing when he says "It looks something like this (screen flick) This is the new Leopard desktop (laughter)"
ptx 11y ago
> Sorry, that's a quite bizarro theory. Thanks. > Nobody laughs in the video when he introduces the desktop As others have pointed out, they do, in fact. Listen right after he shows the new look. > and surely not for considering this a "joke" aimed at Vista Making fun of Microsoft was something they did every now and then (maybe even earlier in that same presentation?), so it wouldn't have been unexpected.
FireBeyond 11y ago
There's quite an audible laugh. 2:21.

sanderjd 11y ago

That was 8 years ago, and it doesn't look anything like that anymore. Anecdotally, I haven't really noticed any of the changes in the last few iterations, and I find all the grousing a bit mystifying. But in general I think all of the latest versions of Windows, OSX, and the popular desktop Linux distros are really nice and imminently usable, so maybe I'm just not critical enough.

yodsanklai 11y ago
Actually, I was wondering recently what features I use that were not present in Tiger or even earlier version. Off the top of my head: - multiple desktop - full screen mode (on the laptop) - now dual full screen mode - spotlight What I do noticed is that each update breaks a little something, and it makes me lose time to fix it (especially homebrew, or some developer tools). I'm not so concerned about the notifications (I turned them off and never heard about them anymore).
- arm 11y ago
  I’m sure you also use Quick Look¹ too (way too useful not to use), and that was introduced right after Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger (in Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard). ―――――― ¹ — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quick_Look https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quick_Look

Volt 11y ago

Ah yes, the clean look of pinstripes and brushed metal.