tends Jul 4, 2023

KDE:

Microsoft has blatantly copied us in Windows 11, and as a result, people are starting to see Plasma as a cheap clone of Windows again. (...) Making the panel float by default provides an immediate visual differentiation from Windows 11 and we hope this will help jolt users’ brains out of “ew, it’s slightly different from Windows 11” mode and into “wow, this is new and cool and I wonder what’s in it” mode.

https://pointieststick.com/2023/05/11/plasma-6-better-defaults/

Microsoft:

Microsoft is preparing to launch Windows 12 (...) with several new design ideas, including a new desktop experience with a ‘floating’ taskbar. Microsoft wants to create a floating effect for the taskbar by separating it from the desktop and rounding off the edges.

https://www.windowslatest.com/2023/07/02/windows-12-microsoft-quietly-hints-at-next-gen-windows/

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Show threadmaddie (MOVED!)   
@tendstofortytwo i wonder if they're trying to EEE KDE for some reason
Jul 4, 2023 at 3:12pmWeb
Show threadMatti RedskyJul 4, 2023
@[email protected] @tendstofortytwo Probably. KDE is the most windows-like desktop environment that Linux has. I know some people have even successfully tricked their elderly parents onto Linux using KDE.
Show threadmaddie (MOVED!)   Jul 4, 2023
@MattiRedsky @tendstofortytwo it still feels kind of strange to try and kill KDE of all things, i feel like GNOME would make more sense to try and take down considering it's the most used desktop environment
Show threadgenstar.serviceJul 4, 2023
@mjdxp
@MattiRedsky @tendstofortytwo That's Apple's job.
Show threadpollinator stanJul 4, 2023

@mjdxp @MattiRedsky @tendstofortytwo GNOME is too visually similar to OS X, imho. for microsoft, ripping off FOSS devs is effectively consequence-free but looking somewhat similar to apple’s products means litigation

that’s our guess, anyway

Show threaddelta  Jul 5, 2023
@[email protected] @MattiRedsky @tendstofortytwo microsoft trying to copy gnome would probably go about as well as them trying to rerelease windows 8
Show threadShnowdenz ShecretzJul 5, 2023
@mjdxp @MattiRedsky @tendstofortytwo I mean... GNOME can't successfully pull off being GNOME. Do you really think Microsoft can?
Show threadKate 🏳️‍⚧️Jul 5, 2023
@mjdxp @MattiRedsky @tendstofortytwo according to https://www.gamingonlinux.com/users/statistics/#DesktopEnvironment-top kde plasma is more widely used than gnome. sadly the sample size is not that huge and the steam deck with it's kde plasma interface probably has an effect here since the stats are from @gamingonlinux, so pretty focused on gaming. i wasn't able to find any other source with a bigger sample size or without the gaming bias
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Show threadKate 🏳️‍⚧️Jul 5, 2023
@mjdxp @MattiRedsky @tendstofortytwo @gamingonlinux hey @ThePlant would it be possible to have another category like kde/steam for steam deck users? then it would be easier to distinguish the cases