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To be fair, didn't they actually do that with the UI element it's named after (windows...)? I think the menu bar, the window with the header bar and the action
by 411111111111111 4y ago
To be fair, didn't they actually do that with the UI element it's named after (windows...)?
I think the menu bar, the window with the header bar and the action buttons where all pioneered by them back then, or am I mistaken?
It's been 30 yrs though, so I get what you mean.
- Jorengarenar 4y agoIIRC, Microsoft "borrowed" the design from Apple Macintosh, which in turn was based on Xerox's technology. So no, they weren't the pioneers.
- rurp 4y agoThat's fair, I think the Microsoft of 30 years ago did pretty well with UIs. That said, given the state of Windows 11 and their other modern products I think their current priorities are quite a bit different.