Windows 7... is Actually Windows Vista + KDE

[inportb]

As we all know, Windows 7 is Microsoft's shiny new OS. Microsoft tells us that the kernel is the same as Vista's kernel, but the appearance has changed somewhat: (link)

Now let's see where Microsoft has been getting its inspiration from: (link)

I got curious, so I installed Windows 7 myself. Here's KDE 4.2 RC, with Virtualbox running Windows 7 in seamless mode: (link)

Good stuff, eh?

[billy_b0b]

i've been using it too and i like it!

[hondamx525]

Hey whatever makes it better haha. Nice find though.

[inportb]

Yep... it's pretty good compared to Windows Vista -- lower RAM requirement, snappier performance, and stuff all made the virtualization experience smoother.

[tengtengvn]

nah, back in 98, KDE copied these craps from Windows 9x.

[inportb]

I don't think Windows 9x had big fat widgetized panels ;p

[tengtengvn]

I don't think Windows 9x had big fat widgetized panels ;p

Remember Active Desktop in Windows 95?

[inportb]

That's an IE component in the desktop. =p

[tengtengvn]

Yup, and they got the idea of widgets from that simple HTML bar. Apple and Palm came up with similar small softwares they called Desktop Accessories too.

[deserttopping]

Yup, and they got the idea of widgets from that simple HTML bar. Apple and Palm came up with similar small softwares they called Desktop Accessories too.

even if that were true--and i'm not saying it is--how do you explain the taskbar??

this is is the 1st time i've seen windows 7, but i've used KDE4. looks like a blatant copy.