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GUI Revolutions: From Flashing Bulbs To Windows 8

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the parc-your-mouse-right-here dept.

StormDriver writes "GUI has been with us for years and it went a long, long way since the early days. There were some fairly interesting developments along the way, so we took the time to line them up for you."

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  1. Windows 8 is a huge regression. by Junta · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Task switching without hint as to how much further to the task you are actually looking for, only allowing non-overlapping windows. It's essentially Windows 1.0 on those fronts.

    Microsoft saw iPhone acheieve apparent success making a giant phone, and MS wants every desktop to be that way. Further making things worse, they are ignoring the market reality and declaring WP7 the most awesome interface for phones and giant phones.

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