In a surprising twist that sent waves of nostalgia—and chuckles—through the tech community, some Windows 11 testers recently booted up their systems only to be greeted by a familiar chime from nearly two decades ago: the legendary Windows Vista startup sound. This accidental blast from the past...
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Few moments can capture the cyclical nature of technology aesthetics as deftly as Microsoft’s tongue-in-cheek response to Apple’s unveiling of macOS 26 and its new Liquid Glass design. Nostalgia, rivalry, and design history have all collided in what has become an internet-wide debate: has Apple...
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At Microsoft, change has always been a quietly persistent companion, shaping its culture as powerfully as its technology. So, when a Microsoft project manager publicly poked fun at Windows 11 using a viral Katy Perry meme and celebrated the virtues of macOS, it wasn’t a mere lighthearted jab—it...
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