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I played around in Windows 2000 for the first time in 20 years. I know nostalgia can be blinding, but I would go back to that UI in a heartbeat. The uncluttered
by patwolf 1y ago
I played around in Windows 2000 for the first time in 20 years. I know nostalgia can be blinding, but I would go back to that UI in a heartbeat. The uncluttered taskbar, the simple start menu that isn't full of useless recommendations and ads—such a joy!
- Tepix 1y agoRelated: "Windows 2000 Server named peak Microsoft. Readers say it's all been downhill since Clippy" https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/11/windows_2000_best_microsoft/ https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/11/windows_2000_best_mic... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43653421 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43653421
- edoceo 1y agoThe reason I've been on Xfce since at least 2010, it still works the same. I feel like open-source inherently has alignment with users and blockers to enshitification
- pengaru 1y agoIt helps but is no panacea: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/09/ubuntu-bakes-amazon-search-results-into-os-to-raise-cash/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/09/ubunt...
- steeleduncan 1y agoI don't remotely want to use Windows 2000 again, but it is interesting to see a version of Windows where the UI was consistent. Currently it is a mishmash of four generations of GUI toolkits, some UI is in one style, some UI is another, etc, etc
- shepherdjerred 1y agoI've found Windows 11 to actually look quite consistent/good -- nearly as good as macOS.
- jsd1982 1y agoI tried to install Visual Basic 6 on it but couldn't get past SSL errors in the installed Firefox version to even download the ISO. Sad.