> Others... did not. While there is no disputing Windows copy heavily from the Mac UI, the actual feel of that interface was also strongly influenced by the IB

> Others... did not. While there is no disputing Windows copy heavily from the Mac UI, the actual feel of that interface was also strongly influenced by the IBM Common User Access (CUA). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Common_User_Access https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Common_User_Access Not only did Windows try to follow those CUA rules, Microsoft encouraged Windows applications to also follow those rules. That meant that from a user perspective, the Windows experience was fairly consistent irrespective of which application was being used.