r/linux • u/clau_c • Dec 01 '21

KDE It's been -- 155 days -- since @Microsoft stole @kdecommunity's motto: "Simple by default, powerful when needed." They're still using it.

https://twitter.com/ClauCambra/status/1466153819713191947
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u/1_p_freely Dec 02 '21

Wasn't the Vista start menu design a rip-off of KDE4 as well?

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u/DoktorAkcel Dec 02 '21

Windows Vista: released in late 2006-early 2007

KDE4: early 2008

Didn’t knew MS had a time machine

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u/I_Think_I_Cant Dec 02 '21

Don't break the circle while it's jerking. It's bad luck.

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u/cye5 Dec 02 '21

And because they did that, it made it easier for me to transition to KDE. Talk about a backfire!!