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Microsoft Encouraging OEMs to Beautify Computers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the so-why-don't-they-just-ship-pcs-themselves dept.

Grooves writes "Microsoft has shipped a 'Vista Industrial Design Toolkit' to PC manufacturers, meant to encourage them to design computers that are more visually appealing. From the article: 'From color palettes to suggestions about how the power and reset buttons should appear, the kit basically describes Microsoft's vision of what a Vista PC should look like. The look features accelerated curves and purposeful contrast, among other qualities.' The report goes on to say that Microsoft wants 'PCs to be objects of pure desire.' Sound familiar? It's hard to see budget-conscious OEMs stepping up to this."

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  1. I have a Vision... by Beefslaya · · Score: 0, Redundant

    of how my pc will look.

    First, I will get a boot screen, that says Please select your OS---
    1.Mac OSX
    2.Windows Vista (Or whatever the release name will be)

    It's very strange, because the actual box looks much like the Mac Mini...Ha Ha! WAIT! It IS a Mac Mini.

    The sexy/practical personal computer is already out there. Vive le Mac.

  2. Re:The first of many such comments... by Buran · · Score: 0, Redundant

    implied that him not giving a shit about the Mac platform was the equivalent of tacitly supporting war and atrocities

    I said that the attitude of whining and doing nothing has led to atrocities. I didn't say that the specific whine in question had anything to do with said war and atrocities.

    I've already said several times now that it's the attitude I'm attacking, not the person. And I'm repeating myself. Again.

    --
    i am a soviet space shuttle