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I sometimes wonder what would've happened if the UI itself hadn't changed much; if Windows had retained those icons, that style, those ways of doing things. Wha

I sometimes wonder what would've happened if the UI itself hadn't changed much; if Windows had retained those icons, that style, those ways of doing things. What if we had the Windows 95/98 look but with the benefit of 20+ years of polish and refinement? Not saying I think their UI is perfect, but perhaps we'd see people feel a lot more familiar/comfortable with their computers, and perhaps it would also have inspired future generations not to constantly redesign things. Just as Apple became an inspiration for designers; it could have been the other side of that coin. It's fun to think about.

suprjami 4y ago
Not the exact icons, but the usage pattern is still alive and well with the Cinnamon and MATE desktops (the latter with the Redmond preset iirc). I won't use anything else.
- oso2k 4y ago
  Also, you can write Win32 apps on Linux with Nano-X/Microwindows. http://www.microwindows.org/ http://www.microwindows.org/
  - anthk 4y ago
    Just use WineLib.
panzi 4y ago
They need to make the dialogs resizeable, though. Those tiny dialogs where you have to scroll basically in the eye of a needle are ridiculous.
kyleee 4y ago
Fun and a bit sad to think about from some angles. For instance the often maligned baby boomer generation essentially had the UI/UX rug from pulled from underneath them leading to loss of confidence and computer skill regression. Not to mention probably opened them up further to fishing and other computer scams due to a combination of UI churn, generally being flustered by changing conventions, etc. Not to pin all their computing woes on this, but I think it’s had a large negative effect
- int_19h 4y ago
  Multiple times, at that. I remember buying the very first iPad for my mom. One thing that she really liked was that huge, prominent physical button that you could press to immediately go to the home screen. No matter which app she ended up in and how confusing it was, the safe place was always there within easy reach. It made her that much more confident to actually go and explore. Now, she's supposed to slide from the bottom edge, I suppose. Except if you don't do it vigorously enough, it doesn't actually bring you home. But, hey, the gadget is now 15mm shorter!
nektro 4y ago
https://serenityos.org/ https://serenityos.org/

suprjami 4y ago

Not the exact icons, but the usage pattern is still alive and well with the Cinnamon and MATE desktops (the latter with the Redmond preset iirc). I won't use anything else.

oso2k 4y ago
Also, you can write Win32 apps on Linux with Nano-X/Microwindows. http://www.microwindows.org/ http://www.microwindows.org/
- anthk 4y ago
  Just use WineLib.

panzi 4y ago

They need to make the dialogs resizeable, though. Those tiny dialogs where you have to scroll basically in the eye of a needle are ridiculous.

kyleee 4y ago

Fun and a bit sad to think about from some angles. For instance the often maligned baby boomer generation essentially had the UI/UX rug from pulled from underneath them leading to loss of confidence and computer skill regression. Not to mention probably opened them up further to fishing and other computer scams due to a combination of UI churn, generally being flustered by changing conventions, etc. Not to pin all their computing woes on this, but I think it’s had a large negative effect

int_19h 4y ago
Multiple times, at that. I remember buying the very first iPad for my mom. One thing that she really liked was that huge, prominent physical button that you could press to immediately go to the home screen. No matter which app she ended up in and how confusing it was, the safe place was always there within easy reach. It made her that much more confident to actually go and explore. Now, she's supposed to slide from the bottom edge, I suppose. Except if you don't do it vigorously enough, it doesn't actually bring you home. But, hey, the gadget is now 15mm shorter!

nektro 4y ago

https://serenityos.org/ https://serenityos.org/