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Windows 7 Taskbar Not So Similar To OS X Dock After All

Posted by timothy on from the this-comparison-is-not-like-the-others dept.

cremou brulee writes "Redmond's photocopiers have been unusually busy for the last couple of years, with the result that Windows 7 copies a lots of Mac OS X features. First and foremost among these is the Dock, which has been unceremoniously ripped off in Windows 7's new Taskbar. Or has it? Ars Technica has taken an in-depth look at the history and evolution of the Taskbar, and shows just how MS arrived at the Windows 7 'Superbar.' The differences between the Superbar and the Dock are analyzed in detail. The surprising conclusion? 'Ultimately, the new Taskbar is not Mac-like in any important way, and only the most facile of analyses would claim that it is.'"

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  1. Re:so, to summarize... by greerga · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Nope, completely different. Not Mac-like at all. I mean they're nothing like a bar at the bottom of the screen that lets you switch and/or run applications for your documents ... oh wait.

  2. Re:so, to summarize... by samriel · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Redundant as hell. Gee, if I had modpoints...

  3. Only "super"? by sootman · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Super? Just "super"? Firefox has an AWESOME bar! SUCK IT, REDMOND!!!!!11

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  4. Windows VII ? by NonUniqueNickname · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Why is it called Windows 7? The last Windows with a proper version number was 3.11. Since then there's been: 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP, and Vista. By my count that puts the next version at 10 (or X in roman numerals, what a coincidence). To make the next version 7, we'd have to disregard three of the above. Certainly ME because... well, just because. Probably 2000 because it wasn't a "home" product. And finally Vista because... see ME?