Why the interface is changing in Windows 7

PaulSpoerry | November 2, 2008

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Windows 7’s user interface overhaul, there’s is a lot of hype about this right now. We know what’s going to change, we know what it looks like, but there’s one important question that has not really been given much stage time: why? At PDC, one session was dedicated to just that question. Speaking was Chaitanya Sareen, part of the windows user interface team. He placed the changes in Windows 7 into context, talked about Windows’ user interface history, and explained why certain changes were made. An interesting insight into the goals of the Windows 7 interface.

Watch the video here.

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