Do you hate the looks Windows 10/11 - WindowBlinds might be the solution, look like Mac or anything

[jamcat]

as we were saying, windows is better than mac, that is the point of this thread now

I thought the point of the thread was about trying to make Windows look and behave like MacOS.

Did you? Read again...

I did.

“Do you hate the looks Windows 10/11 - WindowBlinds might be the solution, look like Mac or anything”

[fmr]

I did.

Do you hate the looks Windows 10/11 - WindowBlinds might be the solution, look like Mac or anything

"... look like Mac or anything."

Mac was just an example. I doubt there will be many wanting Windows to look like Mac. Mac looks uglier

And Windows will NEVER behave like Mac (fortunately).

[jamcat]

Well, whether you’re making it look like Mac, as specified, or some other unnamed thing, we can all agree here we hate the looks of Windows. That’s quite clear in the thread title.

[fmr]

Well, whether you’re making it look like Mac, as specified, or some other unnamed thing, we can all agree here we hate the looks or Windows. That’s quite clear in the thread title.

You really have some problems interpreting text, don't you? There's nothing clear as such. The OP (presumably) hates the look of Windows, and assumes there are others feeling like him. THAT'S IT.

BTW - There used to be something like this for macOS, until Apple killed the possibility to personalize it.

[kmonkey]

Hm..it was ok at the beginning but now this thread is some sort of a nightmare...going out.

[dellboy]

Apart from the task-bar being in the centre by default, I never actually noticed much difference between win 10 and 11. Placing the task-bar back to the left was easy, and adjusting to a few slightly changed menus was not difficult. Much ado about nothing.

[whyterabbyt]

You're being pedantic again. x64 is an extension of x86, so AMD couldn't design it without first copying x86.

Lets just be pedantic again, for the benefit of folk who dont understand CPU design.
AMD didnt copy any Intel processors, they invented and built their own architecture that implemented the x86 instruction set.
Not that that's something they had a license to do, since 8086 days. And they didnt go out and do that to copy Intel for no reason, its because IBM insisted that Intel could not be the sole supplier of processors implementing that instruction set. Ultimately Intel made the decision as to which suppliers should also produce processors implementing that instruction set.

And then AMD invented the x64 instruction set, around a 64-bit architecture, an architecture which was entirely their invention too.

Then Intel copied their instruction set.

And you're talking about Moore's observation which lead to Moore's law.

Moore's observation is Moore's Law. He observed a pattern and made a prediction that the same pattern would continue.

https://www.britannica.com/technology/Moores-law

Moore's Law itself is commonly accepted to have much broader implications.

That doesnt make your false claim about obsolescence any more correct.

But it's actually just a joke, not an actual rigorous law.

We know its not an actual rigorous law. But its not a joke. Its been a remarkably prescient prediction.

[GaryG]

Personally I value being able to run old plugs (2000s....)

Not if they're pre-Vista/UAC.

Eh, yes they do... have a few (some just simple dlls, some installers), I can just drop into my vst2 folder and run fine (automatically bridged in Reaper).

But why does anyone act like running old software that was written for Pentiums and hasn't been maintained for 20 years is an asset?
Are you running critical enterprise software?

it's artistic choice ultimately, a few old creative vsts that have no modern equivalent (xoxos' work for example). Having access to those is definitely an asset in my mind.
Do you mean am I running "critical enterprise software" from twenty years ago in critical situations? No. And in my work (ICT Support) you'd be crazy to rely on unsupported software which could even break certain agreements we work under (connecting to public networks etc). But having access to an unsupported old plug that sounds like an elder god makes me happy, creatively.

And speaking of which, this reminds me of when Microsoft ended support for XP but had to bring it back because the entire banking and professional world freaked out, since they were all still on XP because of compatibility issues with newer versions of Windows.

Or the real professionals (like my unit ha ha) upgraded everyone to Win7, ensured our suppliers had compatible products available and even moved to different solutions when they were not.

[whyterabbyt]

Nah, the real real professionals installed Macs.

(Then ran into the equivalent problem every OS release forever after.

And then were so busy dealing with the fact that Apple dont provide proper large-scale user or device management tools that they basically had to hire two IT staff per Mac to keep things going until they finally gave in, provided a proper backend based around AD and installed Jamf.)

[jamcat]

Nah, the real real professionals installed Macs.

Huh. Why would they do that?
They’re not musicians or artists.

Their work involves spreadsheets, email, and databases. Which is what Windows is for.

[sQeetz]

The only modification on Windows 11 I'd like to do is using Start 11 to disable the useless "recommended" section on the start menu. Unfortunately it doesn't run on an ARM virtual machine (Parallels). Bought it (Start 11) and still hope that some day Stardock may figure it out.

[BONES]

There is a setting to turn that on/off, you don't need Start 11.

And Windows will NEVER behave like Mac (fortunately).

I dunno, Win 11 finally has tabs in Explorer, just like Finder. Why that has taken so long is anyone's guess, but it is welcomed just the same.

[sQeetz]

There is a setting to turn that on/off, you don't need Start 11.

No, there is not. You can reduce the amount of recommended stuff, but not turn it off.
Recommended by whom? Based on what? I don't care, I don't want that

[whyterabbyt]

Nah, the real real professionals installed Macs.

Huh. Why would they do that?

[jamcat]

I’ve never argued against using the best platform for the task. Others here have.

I think if you’re running a network, you should use Linux. If you’re doing clerical work, you should use Windows. And if you’re producing music, you should use a Mac.