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Early betas of Windows 8 had a refined Aero style that I still think looks great today. https://postimg.cc/dL3rxwvF https://postimg.cc/dL3rxwvF

• cosmic_cheese 1y ago
  Yeah that's not bad looking at all. What happened to UI styling and the theming engine in 8 was a travesty. It was so ugly and because the theming engine had been gutted, the user couldn't even fix it with third party visual styles. That's maybe 11's single saving grace: it course corrected and Fluent actually looks pretty good. If only the rest weren't awful.
  • pseudalopex 1y ago
    Windows 11 is inoffensive where Windows 8 was ugly. But Windows 8's visual style was more functional. Windows had borders. Menus and dialogs had contrast and shadows. The focused window was obvious.
• e4m2 1y ago
  See also: https://betawiki.net/wiki/Windows_8_build_8172 https://betawiki.net/wiki/Windows_8_build_8172
• badsectoracula 1y ago
  Eh, i prefer the round corners in 7. Those windows look like they'll cut and bleed your fingers if you touch their edges :-P
  • therealfiona 1y ago
    To be fair, you would cut yourself and bleed in betas.