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 threadnightquickJul 5, 2023
@tendstofortytwo I'm rather confused with these two statements
Show threadtends Jul 5, 2023
@nightquick KDE said Windows 11 copied their style so they'd do something to differentiate themselves from Windows, and then rumors started showing up that Windows 12 would do the same thing
Show threadnightquick
@tendstofortytwo that's an interesting claim from KDE. To me it seems Microsoft didn't copy but KDE was like for a long, (clone with themes). Without some solid proofs KDE claim is kinda weird.
Jul 5, 2023 at 4:49amWeb
Show threadtends Jul 5, 2023
@nightquick it may be a more recent thing, not old theming stuff. I'd recommend reading the blog post I linked, that explains their side in more detail