1985
2012
Rectangular shapes representing programs and files
Rectangular shapes representing apps (and files in another view)
Limited multi-tasking with tiled windows
Limited multi-tasking with snapped apps
| Windows 1.0 1985 |
Windows 8 Consumer Preview 2012 |
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Rectangular shapes representing programs and files |
Rectangular shapes representing apps (and files in another view) |
Limited multi-tasking with tiled windows |
Limited multi-tasking with snapped apps |
| This UI was scrapped in 1987 in favor of a design with unlimited multitasking through movable windows that has since become the mainstay of computing. | Why is Microsoft going back to the past and returning to this rejected interface? If it wasn't good enough for 1987, why is it the future of 2012? |