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When I saw the headline I confused it with the one from XP [0], and was imagining a team constructing that hill, laying the grass, etc. [0] https://en.wikipedi

When I saw the headline I confused it with the one from XP [0], and was imagining a team constructing that hill, laying the grass, etc. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bliss_(image) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bliss_(image)

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fredley 2y ago
See also: The search for Autumn https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2007/02/autumn200702 https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2007/02/autumn200702
- devsatish 2y ago
  That’s a cool read! Followed the VF article and eventually landed on this Reddit post where they shared the full res. https://www.reddit.com/r/windowsxp/comments/s2i9ta/finally_windows_xps_autumn_wallpaper_in_full_res/#lightbox https://www.reddit.com/r/windowsxp/comments/s2i9ta/finally_w...
  - another2another 2y ago
    An interesting read, which led me to lookup Kilbride in CA, and found it's even highlighted on Google maps: https://www.google.com/maps/place//@43.4246699,-79.9457692,15z?entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/place//@43.4246699,-79.9457692,1...
duckmysick 2y ago
More details about the Bliss wallpaper: https://windowswallpaper.miraheze.org/wiki/Bliss https://windowswallpaper.miraheze.org/wiki/Bliss > With Bliss, Microsoft went a step further than merely licensing it: they bought the full rights to the image meaning no company would ever be able to license the photo from Corbis again, as the image was often used as part of XP's marketing and the Luna theme is modelled around its color scheme. It was purchased for an undisclosed amount of money in the low six figures; O'Rear cannot reveal the exact amount without violating a non disclosure agreement. He did not receive the full cost as Corbis handled the sale. As a result of its Microsoft acquisition, it was permanently removed from Corbis' website and has never been available on Getty Images or other sites that Corbis cross-licensed photos to. The vertical shot was also included in the acquisition, as O'Rear cannot release it due to his agreement with Microsoft.
- SamBam 2y ago
  I mean, that's not surprising at all that they would want to own the image. It would be ridiculous if that was also being used to advertise vaping or Bitcoin or something.
drewzero1 2y ago
For a moment I confused it with the one from W11 and wondered how they got all the folds so smooth and uniformly spaced.

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fredley 2y ago

See also: The search for Autumn https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2007/02/autumn200702 https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2007/02/autumn200702

devsatish 2y ago
That’s a cool read! Followed the VF article and eventually landed on this Reddit post where they shared the full res. https://www.reddit.com/r/windowsxp/comments/s2i9ta/finally_windows_xps_autumn_wallpaper_in_full_res/#lightbox https://www.reddit.com/r/windowsxp/comments/s2i9ta/finally_w...
- another2another 2y ago
  An interesting read, which led me to lookup Kilbride in CA, and found it's even highlighted on Google maps: https://www.google.com/maps/place//@43.4246699,-79.9457692,15z?entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/place//@43.4246699,-79.9457692,1...

duckmysick 2y ago

More details about the Bliss wallpaper: https://windowswallpaper.miraheze.org/wiki/Bliss https://windowswallpaper.miraheze.org/wiki/Bliss > With Bliss, Microsoft went a step further than merely licensing it: they bought the full rights to the image meaning no company would ever be able to license the photo from Corbis again, as the image was often used as part of XP's marketing and the Luna theme is modelled around its color scheme. It was purchased for an undisclosed amount of money in the low six figures; O'Rear cannot reveal the exact amount without violating a non disclosure agreement. He did not receive the full cost as Corbis handled the sale. As a result of its Microsoft acquisition, it was permanently removed from Corbis' website and has never been available on Getty Images or other sites that Corbis cross-licensed photos to. The vertical shot was also included in the acquisition, as O'Rear cannot release it due to his agreement with Microsoft.

SamBam 2y ago
I mean, that's not surprising at all that they would want to own the image. It would be ridiculous if that was also being used to advertise vaping or Bitcoin or something.

drewzero1 2y ago

For a moment I confused it with the one from W11 and wondered how they got all the folds so smooth and uniformly spaced.