A similar concept from UI design is Apple's async progress indicator. Many more non-Apple applications and websites (eg. Twitter) seem to be using it now, but M

A similar concept from UI design is Apple's async progress indicator. Many more non-Apple applications and websites (eg. Twitter) seem to be using it now, but Microsoft (like Mercedes) will probably never use it. http://developer.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/AppleHIGuidelines/art/ct_asynchprogindsizes.jpg http://developer.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience/Conc... http://developer.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/AppleHIGuidelines/XHIGControls/chapter_19_section_5.html http://developer.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience/Conc...