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Xiaomi's Next OS Looks Strikingly Similar To iOS

stephendavion writes Looks like Chinese device maker, Xiaomi, is taking its "Apple of the East" tag too literally. First, their CEO brazenly copies Steve Jobs' signature look, sitting cross-legged on the floor. And now, Xiaomi's latest version of Android shamelessly rips off iOS 7. MIUI 6, which is Xiaomi's upcoming edition of Android for its latest phones and tablets, looks almost exactly like Apple's operating system for iPhones, iPads and the iPod Touch. It features the same bright color palette and a flat design. Heck, it even does away with Google's "app drawer" and puts all apps on your home screen. It's like the CEO handed iPhones to the design team and barked: "Here, copy this!"

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  1. They licensed it from Xerox by NotDrWho · · Score: 3, Funny

    They figured turnabout was fair play.

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  2. It's like a thousand apple fanbois... by Rigel47 · · Score: 4, Funny

    cried out at once in terror that their over-priced Apple "innovation" was merely rounded corners and off-white color.

  3. It doesn't look anything like iOS by gunner_von_diamond · · Score: 3, Funny

    Look at the screenshots! The text is in chinese! It's clearly different!


    It just looks like an Android phone with a makeshift iOS theme on it. If that's what the demand is for, why not supply it?

  4. Re:Sitting on the floor? by Tough+Love · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does he also park in the handicap space?

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  5. Re:The predator strikes again. by Tough+Love · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh right, those sneaky socialist capitalists must stolen Apple's iOS linux source code, where else could they have gotten it?

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