For over a decade, Windows has featured customisation through ‘themes’ but this never is equal to the degree of customisation offered by software such as WindowsBlinds. Windows users often wow when they say a machine running WindowsBlinds, so why don’t Microsoft ship Windows with a similar feature?
Surely the naive public would be even more impressed by Vista’s eyecandy if they could actually choose how their operating system looks. Instead, they have to pay $20 for a bit of shareware they probably didn’t even realise existed!
For the next Windows, perhaps Microsoft should provide a truly customisable UI. Consumers to corporations would all love placing their own branding on their installation and it’d break that Windows feeling of uniformity!
“For the next Windows, perhaps Microsoft should provide a truly customisable UI. Consumers to corporations would all love placing their own branding on their installation and it’d break that Windows feeling of uniformity!”
sure man! in other 6 or 7 years! what a wonderfull OS…doesn’t it?
Agreed - the more customisation we can put into products the better we’ll appreciate our surroundings and ultimately be more productive.
Windows XP Embedded allows this already (and also allows granular control over which WinXP Pro components you want to include). It just isn’t available for consumers to purchase.