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A Piece of Glass Born at the Wrong Time: Looking Back at Vista’s “Vision” 18 Years Later

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Windows Vista was released in 2007, with its Aero interface and innovative technologies such as UAC and DirectX 10 as its highlights. Despite its advanced design and eye-catching visual effects, it was criticized for its high hardware threshold, compatibility issues and poor user experience. Its design concept influenced the subsequent Windows 7 and echoed the visual style of iOS and macOS in recent years.
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Windows Vista was released in 2007, with its Aero interface and innovative technologies such as UAC and DirectX 10 as its highlights. Despite its advanced design and eye-catching visual effects, it was criticized for its high hardware threshold, compatibility issues and poor user experience. Its design concept influenced the subsequent Windows 7 and echoed the visual style of iOS and macOS in recent years.

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unsafe.sh broke the news in on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
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