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Re:A peculiarity of the X Window System: Windows all the way... by flohofwoe on Friday March 08, 2024 @05:08AM (#39639640)
Windows isn't any special compared to Linux or macOS though is it? IME 90's MacOS was most known for funny looking apps, the custom UI thing probably started with Kai's Power Tools:

https://www.google.com/search?q=Kai%27s+powertools+screensho...

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Re:A peculiarity of the X Window System: Windows all the way... by KerrAvon on Friday March 08, 2024 @06:27PM (#39647777)
That's not true; apps with non-native UI were usually scorned by Mac users. KPT and other Metatools or (whatever they called themselves that week) stuff was an exception.
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