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metadat ◴[30 Mar 25 16:14 UTC] No.43525239[source]▶

This looks nice and easy to use.

My hypothesis is today's "modern" OS user interfaces are objectively worse from a usability perspective, obfuscating key functionality behind layers of confusing menus.

It reminds me of these "OS popularity since the 70s" time lapse views:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=cTKhqtll5cQ

The dominance of Windows is crazy, even today, Mac desktops and laptops are comparatively niche

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1. breadwinner ◴[30 Mar 25 17:34 UTC] No.43525913[source]▶

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Agree that "modern" OS user interfaces are objectively worse from a usability perspective. That's thanks to Flat UI, mostly.

In my opinion, nothing beats the 35-year-old NeXTSTEP interface (which W95 is a weak imitation of):

https://www.gnustep.org/carousel/PC_1300x650.png

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Blue95: a desktop for your childhood home's computer room