On Wed, 31 May 2006 14:29:41 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Windows Media player can, but not Office applications. The adamant company
> from Redmond shall decide what's good for you. The "Microsoft Knows Best
> Approach", as Thad called it recently.
>
> Microsoft is poor at skinning capabilities, but to make matters worse, it can
> steal some:
>
> http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2005/09/13/microsoft-steal-gui/
>
> Proof therein. Office 2007 stole the OS X graphics. They have stolen some
> from KDE as well (call these 'inspirations')...
That was an early interim design, the current Office skin looks nothing
like OSX.
http://techgurls.blorc.com/wp-content/WordVista.png
> http://digg.com/linux_unix/Microsoft_s_Urge_Rips_Off_Linux_Icons_
Oh please. Everaldo did not create that look, it's been used for years.
In fact, the XP Icons look very much like that, with just a little bit
"glass" on top.
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/create-xp-style-icons
> Most concepts in Windows are Mac OS copycats anyway, so what's new...?
Apple has done plenty of copying as well. Dashboard is a direct ripoff of
both the 2003 demo'd Sidebar and Konfabulator (which also was inspired by
the early Microsoft demo), for instance.
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