"Clippings" to replace taskbar in Windows 7
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| This is of-course just a patent, and Microsoft probably has many more ideas
| for a new UI, so don't get your hopes up (or down).
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http://techscreen.blogspot.com/2007/07/clippings-to-replace-taskbar-in-windows.html
More here:
http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070715/microsoft-patent-taskbar-replacement/
It has prior art written all over it. Many windows managers and enhancement
have in fact covered a lot of ground, not to mention mockups.
Related:
http://www.gridter.com/articles/software_cycle.html
NT influenced by Unix
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| (Gates:) "And through Windows NT, you can see it throughout the design.
| In a weak sense, it is a form of Unix. There are so many of the
| design decisions that have been influenced by that environment. And
| that's no accident."
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| In light of the recent saber rattling about Linux and patents, the "There
| are so many of the design decisions that have been influenced by that
| environment" sentence is particularly interesting if these patent
| threats include things that are prior Unix art. "In a weak sense, it
| is a form of Unix" is also telling. I said before that I don't think
| that's the case; I think the patent stuff is talking about things like
| Samba and Mono, but even there the "influenced by that environment"
| could be important in the court of public opinion if not in actual
| law.
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http://aplawrence.com/Unixart/gates_quote.html
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