Microsoft hits back at claims Windows 7 was inspired by Mac OS X
Posted by Katherine Hannaford on Thu 12 Nov 2009
Whether or not Microsoft was inspired by Apple when designing Windows 7, there are certainly some similarities between the two operating systems
Microsoft's HR department must be busy today, with their Partner Group Manager Simon Aldous speaking on record to PCR-Online, claiming that they were heavily inspired by Apple's OS X operating system when designing Windows 7.
Microsoft has written a post on their blog claiming that the "inaccurate quote" came from "a Microsoft employee who was not involved in any aspect of designing Windows 7." While they admit that they "hate to say this about one of [their] own," his comments "were inaccurate and uninformed."
Aldous's full, controversial quote, reads as follows: "What we've tried to do with Windows 7 - whether it's traditional format or in a touch format - is create a Mac look and feel in terms of graphics."
Link: Microsoft blog--
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