Windows Seven/Vienna Screenshot(s)

[Nick Sheldon]

That is so fake.

[Calum Veteran]

Hey you'll never know, MS is known for stealing.

Ahem! What do you mean? Microsoft has never stole anything from anybody! Why do people keep saying that.

I have used a Mac and it is nothing like Vista in the look and feel. Also, MS did not steal Gadgets (or "Dashboard Widgets" as Mactards like to call them), MS started developing Gadgets in the Alpha versions of Longhorn.

As for the fake screenshots, they do look nice, but then I also loved the installation screen of IE 7 aswell ;-)

I was never a fan of Apple's Dock, but that dock type thingy looks OK I suppose. I think if they did get rid of the taskbar in the next verison of the OS, it would be a nice change - I'm bored of it now; however, they could create something much better than Apple's Dock if they use their imagination...

[Koolslacker]

It's tooooo early for a screenshot of windows vienna. The UI will change 100 times before it would be released.

[chroniq]

wow, thats just horrible, just just horrible, seriously fake

[limok]

its probably some UI guys having some laughs

[DeadOnArrival]

once more we see a modified os kernal to look just like os x. I know microsoft has some big plans for Vienna but not to copy the "dock", least I hope not...

[cswimbound]

I think mac's dock patent is almost ready to expire since it's been like almost 6 or so years since the dock was patented if it was patented. So technically by the time the next windows version is released ms could use the dock if they wanted to.

[-Hiroshi-]

and it starts... newbie nerds with no life trying to bank in on anticipation..

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

Wow, hell of a lot of BS in this thread. Specifically:

I think mac's dock patent is almost ready to expire since it's been like almost 6 or so years since the dock was patented if it was patented. So technically by the time the next windows version is released ms could use the dock if they wanted to.

[Aero Ultimate]

Even if it was true, I seriously doubt that someone like Brandon would be allowed to talk about it - so we won't get to know if it's real or not.

[Glassed Silver]

lol?

smells like a big fake :D

Glassed Silver:mac

edit: / addition:

a patent runs as long as the patent holder holds up the patent.

IF apple has a patent on the dock (allthough ive seen several dock apps for windows in my life, but who knows) they will most likely keep the patent for just as long as they use it in their OS if they are clever.

and they are, i can tell you that

[d3nuo]

it still escapes me why someone would want to copy the look of a Mac...

[jamend]

lol, I think Microsoft could claim prior art from Windows 1.0 if Apple were to sue:

[simmorya]

looks like the person that posted this is making them up, thats why we have to wait for him/her to post more pics.

thanks photoshop

Edited March 1, 2007 by simmorya

[spenser.d]

If Apple had control over a dock, wouldn't they be all over Stardock for ObjectDock?

-Spenser

[Sniper101]

Fake all the way........If Mac fanboys was in here i would be stood by there side right now.

[J400uk]

Yeah whatever, its fake...

[WelshBluebird]

Fake.

Simply because as we've seen with Vistas development, MS start with the same UI as the previous OS, and then change it later down the line (look at the first builds of Vista, they look identical to XP near enough).

[Angel Blue01]

The dock is a terrbile idea. If they implement it, I'll be getting a job switching people to alternative OSs.

[.Neo]

I don't think Apple has a patent on the Dock, as they weren't the first to invent it, and there are other docking applications for Windows, such as RocketDock.

The Dock comes from NeXT/OpenStep, which Apple purchased and based Mac OS X on. I'm fairly certain I read that Apple patented both the Dock and it's Genie minimizing effect.

Apple's legal department did send a cease and disist order to the developer of Y'z Dock. Not sure why RocketDock is still around.

[freak_power]

As Vista looks dark and ugly...Vienna is going to be opposite.

[shadowless911]

This is so fake than Pam Anderson's melons :D

[LTD]

The dock is the worse UI disaster ever. Completely utterly useless, Ms would never crippple themselves that badly. As much as they have copied and crippled themselves in the past, they know the reason Mac stays at 1% and it's that shameful thing called the dock.

Has absolutely nothing to do with design, and *everything* to do with licensing decisions made many, many years ago by both MS and Apple.

[Farchord]

That's CLEARLY fake.

In full res, just look at the 'Windows Seven' tag. From up close, you can see it's an edit.

[tao muon]

Fake or not.... :x