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The very first release of NeXTstep around 1988 did introduce the dock) and that's the first I remember hearing the word 'dock' when I was a kid. Their taskbar/dock design is a lot like the Windows 11 taskbar and likely a more apt comparison than the macOS dock.

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From the beginning, their design direction clearly following Android launchers of the time and adapting for desktop usage. Apple did, however, do them all very well in their own way, and in many cases, have been going them better than others for many years (if not decades) longer than others.Ĭhrome OS wasn't released until 2011 and so it's relatively young as far a desktop environment. I didn't say or mean to imply that Apple invented these things or that they're the only ones using them. And why not? Apple's software is awesome overall so MS should totally flatter them and copy what works best. W11 doesn't ~feel~ like macOS that much but if you look at it quickly, and have experience of using OS X as it evolved from the public betas, Aqua interface through to flat design and now iOS inspired design, you can see the influence. It made Windows 11 feel more like my old Mac workflow.

#Mac os x taskbar for windows windows 10#

I like Windows 10 but was never a fan of that Windows taskbar and in recent years used 7++ Taskbar Tweaker + Taskbar X to accomplish much of what Windows 11 does with the new design. Windows 11 is doing this all in it's own way and I love it. Move away from in-windows menus (File, Edit, etc.) in recent years/releases has made well designed Windows apps look more like Mac apps.

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It's not that MS hasn't done this before (I didn't use Vista full time but I'm familiar with it) but the overall design this time around is much more like Apple design IMO. Let's hope they keep killin' off those 90s era icons that are still there in some places. Large, vibrant, high quality app icons. The OS X dock has had a centered, icon only look for over 20 years, and Macs have embraced rounded corners since the beginning (maybe not for window borders but the Of course the way the taskbar works is different than the dock, but it looks similar.Īside from that, throughout the OS we see similarities.

The centered taskbar icons and rounded corners of course are the obvious ones. Windows 11, and a lot of other OSes frankly (from Chome OS to many Linux distros) clearly take cues from Macs in all kinds of regards (not to mention adapting mobile OS design elements as well).

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I used PCs since around age 10 through to my 20s with DOS/Windows and Linux, and moved to Mac in 1999 when I started Graphic Design school (first in Mac OS 9, then OS X betas and OS X 10.0 through v10.11) until I switched back to Windows in 2019. I'm an old man (ahem, 40) so I've been using computers and different OSes for years. Tech Support - dedicated to solving problems and helping others out.Īndroid - Android Operating system and its peripherals discussions.Īpple - Apple devices, services discussions. Your Phone - dedicated to Microsoft's Your Phone Android/PC app and its news and discussions. Mobileīing - dedicated to Microsoft's Bing web search and its news and discussions. This subreddit is suitable for both Office warriors and newbies. Surface - dedicated to Surface powerful laptop/tablet and discussions around it and its peripherals.Įxcel - dedicated to Excel, powerful program of Office suite. Xbox One - dedicated to Xbox One console and its peripherals, news and discussions. Xbox Insiders - Official Xbox Insiders community

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