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Renee Oricchio

Microsoft Admits Mac Inspiration

 

The Apple faithful will never, never, never, never, never,

never,

let Microsoft live this one down.

One of the things that people say an awful lot about the Apple Mac is that the OS is fantastic, that it's very graphical and easy to use. 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.
- Simon Aldous, Microsoft Group Manager

Thank you, Mr. Aldous, for saying out loud what we've known to be true for decades now.

Renee Oricchio is a technology writer and former supervising news producer for CNN Financial News. She has been covering the computer industry since 1987. @oricchio