alt Hacker NewsI feel the average HN user though might be a bad representation of the general population. Personally I prefer the aesthetic of windows 11 over 7, it’s about the ONLY thing I prefer about windows 11, but windows 7 looks extremely dated to me now.
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I'd prefer Windows 2000, myself. Relatively light weight, no bling or junk in the UI. Windows XP was okay, but the default UI looked like a toy. I know you can turn it off, but most people didn't. We won't mention Vista...
Have you ever used Windows 8.1? With a classic start button app the UI layout is the good Windows 7 one with the "modern" Windows appearance.
i don't have a w11 supported machine, but when I see the OS in videos or screenshots, I always thought it looks surprisingly pleasant and fresh, compared to 10. Really miss Vista though, that one was amazing visually.
>but windows 7 looks extremely dated to me now.
This is a highly subjective thing.
That is, until you try to use windows 11. And it gives you bing results instead of the option in control panel you want, even though you spelled it exactly.