Windows 7 copied OSX

louishen · louishen #1 (**permalink**)

11-13-2009, 08:15 AM

It seems like an MS employee has made a bit of a slip-up

Quote:

A Microsoft executive was quoted in an interview as saying "what we've tried to do with Windows 7...is create a Mac look and feel in terms of graphics.....

BBC NEWS | Technology | Windows 7 borrowed 'look' of Mac

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #2 (**permalink**)

11-13-2009, 08:17 AM

It's not a slip up... it's just an admission of what they've been doing for the past 25 years.

McBie · McBie #3 (**permalink**)

11-13-2009, 08:18 AM

This statement may become a ' career limiting move ' for him.

Cheers ... McBie

mbohn · mbohn #4 (**permalink**)

11-13-2009, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by McBie

This statement may become a ' career limiting move ' for him.

Cheers ... McBie

I was thinking more along the lines of termination.

6string · 6string #5 (**permalink**)

11-13-2009, 09:07 AM

Or perhaps a new job marketing for Apple

the8thark · the8thark #6 (**permalink**)

11-13-2009, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by mbohn

I was thinking more along the lines of termination.

And reason for his termination:

"No telling the public our total business strategy. NDA agreements exist for a reason."

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #7 (**permalink**)

11-13-2009, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by D3v1L80Y

It's not a slip up... it's just an admission of what they've been doing for the past 25 years.

Maybe after 25 years they are finally close to getting it right.

All I know is that if it took me 25 years to get it right...I would have been fired from my job long ago!

- Nick

gagnerants · gagnerants #8 (**permalink**)

11-13-2009, 10:32 AM

This isn't a slip up, it's honesty, and for that honesty that person is mostly going to get fired for breaking some sort of policy. Imo windows 7 copied from OS X and from the KDE project for linux, I really hope KDE brings up a fight against MS so they have to open up there coding.

iggibar · iggibar #9 (**permalink**)

11-13-2009, 10:47 AM

Without doubt there are many similarities with the new W7. I happen to believe that it is only natural to copy something that users praise, so saying that W7 incorporates or had no ideas brought over from OSX seems like a HUGE lie to me.

As for "Unfortunately this came from a Microsoft employee who was not involved in any aspect of designing Windows 7." This doesn't prove he was wrong with his W7 copying statement. Any fool on earth will be able to tell the similarities that the new W7 has that were on OSX.

But, I don't really care though. We all know who makes the best OP system...the company that builds their OS to run with their own computers!

therichad · therichad #10 (**permalink**)

11-13-2009, 05:24 PM

Yeah I heard about this. It isn't just windows 7 that has been doing it, all windows versions have something copied from the OSX platform. Take the windows visual system for Windows Vista (Aero) looks and sounds a lot similar to Aqua (Mac OSX visual platform). In fact Bill Gates had stolen the platform from Steve back in the day when both companies were first starting out. Bill claimed that he was going to create software for the operating system but what he did was he took the basis of the operating system and built Windows from Apple's operating system. Apple did not have their operating system patented at this time so it was not illegal but a jerk move on Bill's part. Sorry for the history lesson people lol.

Eric559 · Eric559 #11 (**permalink**)

11-13-2009, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by therichad

Yeah I heard about this. It isn't just windows 7 that has been doing it, all windows versions have something copied from the OSX platform. Take the windows visual system for Windows Vista (Aero) looks and sounds a lot similar to Aqua (Mac OSX visual platform). In fact Bill Gates had stolen the platform from Steve back in the day when both companies were first starting out. Bill claimed that he was going to create software for the operating system but what he did was he took the basis of the operating system and built Windows from Apple's operating system. Apple did not have their operating system patented at this time so it was not illegal but a jerk move on Bill's part. Sorry for the history lesson people lol.

Source? I never heard about that before. I wanna read about it more.

Edit: Found a part from Wikipedia. Very interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History...rosoft_Windows

therichad · therichad #12 (**permalink**)

11-13-2009, 05:53 PM

Here it is: Did Microsoft Really Copy Apple? [Updated] The Graham Bailey Blog

therichad · therichad #13 (**permalink**)

11-13-2009, 05:56 PM

I really think its not just one sided tho. All OS's feed off of each other naturally. But I think that microsoft does it quite often with apple. (ex. Zune and iPod, Front Row and Microsoft Media Center etc.)

the8thark · the8thark #14 (**permalink**)

11-13-2009, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by therichad

All OS's feed off of each other naturally.

Ok now much has Apple fed of others? And is it just *nix and next? Or do you think thay have feed of MS too?

therichad · therichad #15 (**permalink**)

11-13-2009, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by the8thark

Ok now much has Apple fed of others? And is it just *nix and next? Or do you think thay have feed of MS too?

what???

D3v1L80Y #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 02, 2004 Location: PA Posts: 12,455 Mac Specs: MacBook	11-13-2009, 08:17 AM It's not a slip up... it's just an admission of what they've been doing for the past 25 years. __________________________________________________ Posting and YOU\|Forum Community Guidelines\|The Apple Product Cycle\|Forum Courtesy mac: a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric MAC: a data communication protocol sub-layer, also known as the Media Access Control Mac: a brand name which covers several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc.
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therichad #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 09, 2009 Location: Seymour Posts: 155 Mac Specs: 2011 15" MacBook Pro 2.0GHZ Intel Quad-Core i7 iPhone 5 16GB, iPad 3 16GB	11-13-2009, 05:24 PM Yeah I heard about this. It isn't just windows 7 that has been doing it, all windows versions have something copied from the OSX platform. Take the windows visual system for Windows Vista (Aero) looks and sounds a lot similar to Aqua (Mac OSX visual platform). In fact Bill Gates had stolen the platform from Steve back in the day when both companies were first starting out. Bill claimed that he was going to create software for the operating system but what he did was he took the basis of the operating system and built Windows from Apple's operating system. Apple did not have their operating system patented at this time so it was not illegal but a jerk move on Bill's part. Sorry for the history lesson people lol. Once you go Mac you never go back (to PC) Android sucks!!
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therichad #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 09, 2009 Location: Seymour Posts: 155 Mac Specs: 2011 15" MacBook Pro 2.0GHZ Intel Quad-Core i7 iPhone 5 16GB, iPad 3 16GB	11-13-2009, 05:53 PM Here it is: Did Microsoft Really Copy Apple? [Updated] The Graham Bailey Blog Once you go Mac you never go back (to PC) Android sucks!!
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Member Since: Aug 09, 2009 Location: Seymour Posts: 155 Mac Specs: 2011 15" MacBook Pro 2.0GHZ Intel Quad-Core i7 iPhone 5 16GB, iPad 3 16GB	11-13-2009, 05:56 PM I really think its not just one sided tho. All OS's feed off of each other naturally. But I think that microsoft does it quite often with apple. (ex. Zune and iPod, Front Row and Microsoft Media Center etc.) Once you go Mac you never go back (to PC) Android sucks!!
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