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It makes sense
He also stated that they have to clone less the look and feel of desktop Windows, even going so far as to state they would do better to clone the look and feel of Mac applications if they are writing applications for the traditional desktop PC

If in going after PC users, cloning Windows gives your target audience (Windows users?) two "points"

One being that it may be compared as a "cheap imitation" of Windows.
Two, That it is really "no different them what they already have".

If they clone the look of OSX, then they may get a person's attention before they notice that the Mac is different then Windows.
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It makes sense  GuidingLight | 08/12/08
reply  sdidzena@... | 08/14/08
RE: Linux, user interfaces and copying Apple  rorjews | 08/12/08
Generally agree...  John L. Ries | 08/12/08
Have you had a look at dreamlinux?  Arm A. Geddon | 08/12/08
Yes, good ideas spread  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/12/08
Yeah, and MS copies as fast as it can  Mikael_z | 08/13/08
Not wrong  John L. Ries | 08/13/08
You are part of the problem for Linux....  InnocentBystander | 08/14/08
The commentor seems  alaniane@... | 08/14/08
Oh no! Alaniane that would be actual...  JCitizen | 08/16/08
No innovation from the Linux community then  Mikael_z | 08/16/08
John, I suggest you try KDE 4.1  TtfnJohn | 08/13/08
Just upgraded to Fedora 9  John L. Ries | 08/13/08
Evince is Gnome, use Okular  deaf_e_kate | 08/14/08
Wrong sea creatures  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/13/08
Bigger yes, slower no  Mikael_z | 08/13/08
Slower, yes  John L. Ries | 08/13/08
You could have problems  j.m.galvin | 08/13/08
Darwin/X, here I come? (NT)  John L. Ries | 08/13/08
Benchmarks  Mikael_z | 08/13/08
Daily use of graphics apps  j.m.galvin | 08/14/08
Linux interface is evolving steadily  progon | 08/12/08
Linux interface is evolving!  Unemployed IT Guy | 08/12/08
It was totally overblown.  TripleII | 08/12/08
One Item.  TripleII | 08/12/08
Agree  Tim Patterson | 08/13/08
Kicker NOT Kickoff! wink KDE 4 is AWESOME! grin  i2fun@... | 08/13/08
"KDE 4 is [an] AWESOME! grin [Pile of Excrement]  mahasamoot | 12/09/08
You don't need Compiz for your eye candy  TtfnJohn | 08/13/08
I'd suggest you try KDE 4.1 then  TtfnJohn | 08/13/08
RE: Linux, user interfaces and copying Apple  rssutor | 08/12/08
Re: user interfaces  Arm A. Geddon | 08/12/08
Haven't seen Windowmaker before  seanferd | 08/13/08
RE: Linux, user interfaces and copying Apple  gtimchishen | 08/12/08
The 90s called  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/12/08
But it's nice to have the text config files if you need them  John L. Ries | 08/12/08
You are helping the cause you know.  TripleII | 08/12/08
If you use a NVidia video card  alaniane@... | 08/14/08
... and they even have the source code ready  LBiege | 08/12/08
LOL exactly!  voyager529 | 08/12/08
Never even heard of most of your killer apps.  TripleII | 08/12/08
Amarok in the top 2  balaknair | 08/13/08
My expereince.  TripleII | 08/13/08
Have you looked at Songbird lately?  JLHenry | 08/14/08
Thats good for you...  storm14k | 08/12/08
Very good article  P. Douglas | 08/12/08
Not to blow a hole in your argument  alaniane@... | 08/14/08
But will open source listen?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/12/08
They already are.  TripleII | 08/12/08
I'll link him to the pretty pictures instead. lol  Arm A. Geddon | 08/12/08
Looking better than Ubuntu?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/13/08
You got that right - that was funny - used diaper - very good nt  USTechHead | 08/14/08
Remember Windows has the most open source  tonymcs@... | 08/12/08
Urrr buddy....  storm14k | 08/12/08
microsoft develops tools and you just replied to one  deaf_e_kate | 08/13/08
Made me LOL  rivalary | 08/14/08
Open source for Windows?  bwleeds | 08/13/08
Two things...  bmerc | 08/13/08
He has a point  alaniane@... | 08/14/08
They say that because...  storm14k | 08/12/08
Small correction  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/12/08
Try renaming it to "iLinux"  LBiege | 08/12/08
It's not the Interface ...  Jack Fuller | 08/12/08
The morale behind iPhone's success  LBiege | 08/12/08
Actualy, great user experience + low cost = increased market share  eMJayy | 08/13/08
Quite significant difference  storm14k | 08/12/08
When you see Linux work are you in sys ex?  BALTHOR | 08/12/08
Sys ex would be the OS runs in the CPU  BALTHOR | 08/12/08
RE: Linux, user interfaces and copying Apple  DannyO_0x98 | 08/12/08
.NET 3.0  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/13/08
RE: Linux, user interfaces and copying Apple  handydan918@... | 08/12/08
Question, John  Userama | 08/12/08
Userama got ?s, got answers  n0neXn0ne | 08/12/08
That's a politically charged sentence construction  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/12/08
Corolla vs Lexus probably not the best analogy  j.m.galvin | 08/13/08
Actually, no  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/13/08
Clone everything  Richard Flude | 08/12/08
Eye candy is not the issue  mister-moon | 08/12/08
Bullseye  frgough | 08/13/08
Idiot-user friendly  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/13/08
Wrong strategy  storm14k | 08/12/08
Not getting it  frgough | 08/13/08
Have you used Linux?  storm14k | 08/13/08
Well, DUH!  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/13/08
A few valid points and several irrelevant ones.  bmerc | 08/13/08
WTH is a "live icon update"?  seanferd | 08/13/08
RE: Linux, user interfaces and copying Apple  paul_psmith@... | 08/12/08
Not just interface  AndyCee | 08/12/08
Its not good to try and be "too" different  jimk_z | 08/13/08
I agree with that, too  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/13/08
Converses  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/13/08
RE: Linux, user interfaces and copying Apple  picstrings@... | 08/13/08
help...  aussiedawg | 08/13/08
No! No! No! Not the Mac!  scott1329 | 08/13/08
Looks like we agree then  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/13/08
That's just backwards  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 08/13/08
And the Mac  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/13/08
They didn't rip it off  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 08/13/08
Even if they "borrowed nicely"  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/13/08
It's a no brainer!!  TJGodel | 08/13/08
Does it matter?  j.m.galvin | 08/13/08
Linux has marketing...  John L. Ries | 08/13/08
Usability  SmartGXL | 08/13/08
So lazy you'll do extra work...  storm14k | 08/13/08
RE: Linux, user interfaces and copying Apple  jscott418 | 08/13/08
Good article and I agreed with the gentleman in the Black Hat Video...  USTechHead | 08/13/08
Feel free to write one  John L. Ries | 08/13/08
Your right - but I don't think that is the point  USTechHead | 08/14/08
The deal is...  John L. Ries | 08/14/08
A Fundamental Difference is needed...  stevets32 | 08/13/08
A Fundamental Difference is needed  servumtuum@... | 08/13/08
RE: Linux, user interfaces and copying Apple  chromeronin | 08/13/08
RE: Linux, user interfaces and copying Apple  Rambo Tribble | 08/13/08
Macs are bad  RobinInTheHood | 08/13/08
I have also repaired a few Mac  Crestview | 08/13/08
RE: Linux, user interfaces  The Management consultant | 08/13/08
RE: Linux, user interfaces and copying Apple  The Management consultant | 08/13/08
The only drawback...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/13/08
Apple OS X is UNIX  ChazzMatt | 08/13/08
Yawn.........  deaf_e_kate | 08/14/08
GUI for most modern users  Mikael_z | 08/14/08
RE: Linux, user interfaces and copying Apple  gypkap@... | 08/13/08
So right...  fortierj | 08/13/08
Errors  Mikael_z | 08/13/08
it doesn't matter he got the key name wrong  deaf_e_kate | 08/14/08
And he was wrong  j.m.galvin | 08/14/08
Well...  fortierj | 08/15/08
I would sure like to KNOW...  Crestview | 08/13/08
In other news  Richard Flude | 08/13/08
RE: Linux, user interfaces and copying Apple  armingaud@... | 08/14/08
ASUS Linux is fine regardless of interface  binstock@... | 08/14/08
RE: Linux, user interfaces and copying Apple  Tom in Toronto | 08/14/08
RE: Linux, user interfaces and copying Apple  h2opolo | 08/14/08
RE: Linux, user interfaces and copying Apple  deowll | 08/14/08
RE: Linux, user interfaces and copying Apple  sdidzena@... | 08/14/08
RE: Linux, user interfaces and copying Apple  wwwsupport | 08/20/08

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