Nearly thirty years of progress... Did we make any? I compared the layout of the same app on old style Windows NT / 98 (XP with a theme), Windows XP, Windows 10, and Windows 11.
Just from a stupid user's point of view... did we make any progress? If you just look at the user interface then it's still the same beast. So why is Microsoft so desperate to change the looks, when in the end we'll buy the new version anyway?
When you think about it... things haven't changed much for the last 30 years...
From Past to Present...
Windows 2
Never seen it in real life...
Windows 3.1
Used it a lot.
Windows 95 / 98 / NT
Used it even more 😅
Windows ME
Ooopsie. What a disaster. I stayed with Windows 98 until Windows XP came along.
Windows 2000
Never really used it, except on an old Vaio laptop. Always felt like Windows XP without the bells and whistles.
Windows XP
Together with Windows 7 this is probably one of the best Windows versions ever. I typically ran it in classic mode (no theme) making it look like 95, but here's the XP themed XP:
Windows Vista
I immediately downgraded to Windows XP
Windows 7
Forget Vista, Windows 7 is like that, but better... better... better! Maybe the best version of Windows ever. And again I mostly used it in a 'classic' theme, but here it is in all its glory... Oh. With Aero turned off...
Windows 10
A usable version again. Everything hard and square, taking the Windows 8 philosophy a step further (lots of white, empty space). More craziness regarding the Start menu, and some ill-fated attempts at cleaning up the settings.
Windows 11
What Microsoft giveth, Microsoft taketh. Gone is the regular start menu... gone is the useful task bar. And we got crap in return. Thanks, Microsoft!
When you think about it... things haven't changed much since 1995...
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