Re:iOS 26.1 lets users control Liquid Glass transparency
by freedomben on Monday October 20, 2025 @07:21PM
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I mostly disliked Vista for a number of reasons, but the looks were incredible. I was actually blown away at the beauty
Re:iOS 26.1 lets users control Liquid Glass transparency
by throwaway48476 on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @05:21AM
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I liked aero too, XP was too fisher price.
Re:iOS 26.1 lets users control Liquid Glass transparency
by chuckadams on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @09:03AM
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XP Media Center Edition had a pretty slick theme, not at all toy-like. To say nothing of the Metro interface in its titular app, though it seems Metro was kind of a dud when they tried to apply it to other apps.
Re:iOS 26.1 lets users control Liquid Glass transparency
by throwaway48476 on Monday October 20, 2025 @05:34PM
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Vista problems were largely nvidia driver crashes and low spec machines. Otherwise vista was fine.
Re:iOS 26.1 lets users control Liquid Glass transparency
by freedomben on Monday October 20, 2025 @07:22PM
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Yes, though I think it worth noting that at that point "low spec machines" was like 80% of laptops and maybe 50% of desktops. It also really hurt when you went from XP which ran great to Vista which noticeably dragged on your machine.
My friend had an Alienware laptop which absolutely screamed with Vista
I remember it being kinda like placebo - you did, you marvelled at how much faster it's working, but in reality nothing changed. I really liked the look, and it did run smooth unless you had something below the minimum spec(which a lot of people did at the time).