Kamil BanachApr 13
"Microsoft Has Killed Widgets Six Times. Here's Why They Keep Coming Back. " is a very interesting piece that describes multiple attempts to bring widgets to the Windows. (link at the end of the thread! 🧵)
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While I'm a Linux user for almost 20 years (i'm using Fedora, btw 😂) I recall some widgets attempts from the Windows.

I remember removing the clock widget from Vista as soon as I boot it up. Soon after I installed Arch on that notebook.

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But I liked the way it worked in Windows 8 - the tiles era. The way how the PC OS and Windows Phone look the same was really nice. And tbh Lumia was one of snappiest phone (after the ones with Symbian) that I have.
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Today I'm using KDE, without any floating widgets. Same, minimalistic style for the last 20 years...

(Okay, there was a time when I had Conky on screen, but not for long!)

...but it is fun to read and see how the widget, in 'major OS', evolves over the year.

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And the mentioned link 🔗 - "Microsoft Has Killed Widgets Six Times.
Here's Why They Keep Coming Back"
https://xakpc.dev/windows-widgets/history/
Microsoft Has Killed Widgets Six Times. Here's Why They Keep Coming Back.

30 years of Windows widgets — from Active Desktop to the Widget Board. Six implementations, six deaths, and the scar tissue that shapes the platform you'd build on today.

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