Two examples worth mentioning... Inductive User Interface Long before Electron became popular, Microsoft explored the idea of creating desktop apps with scree

Two examples worth mentioning... Inductive User Interface Long before Electron became popular, Microsoft explored the idea of creating desktop apps with screens that mimicked the look-and-feel of web pages. An example of this was Microsoft Money 2000 (yes, that's how old is the idea of creating apps with a web-like interface). Microsoft called it 'Inductive User Interface', and you can still find the documentation for this type of desktop app design on their website: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/appuistart/inductive-user-interface https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/appuistart/in... Windows Phone design language: Metro This video presentation (from 2010) explains the design principles behind Windows Phone 7. I've long felt that Windows Phone was the best thing that Microsoft ever designed (heavily influenced by Zune). The visual design and interaction design made for a refreshing change from Android and iOS: https://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Jaime+Rodriguez/Windows-Phone-Design-Days-Metro https://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Jaime+Rodriguez/Windows-Phon...