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Windows Vista Flip3D - a 'Second-Rate Copy' of Apple Mac OS X Expose?

Posted Jun 27, 2006 09:20 by Chris S. Listed in: Reviews, Software, Applications Tags: Flip3D, ExposÃ©

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In an earlier article, we showed you how some of the features of the upcoming Windows Vista Beta 2 looked suspiciously like their Mac OS X equivalents. Now the good guys at AnandTech have put one Vista feature through its paces - Flip3D, which like Expos?ries to help users see every open window at once - and have found that not only is it 'heavily influenced' by Mac's Expos?it's inferior to the program it copies.

Unlike Expos?which presents all open windows evenly around the main window once activated, Flip3D works like a Rolodex. Through rotating the mouse wheel or repeatedly pressing the TAB key, the user can flip through the active windows. Problem is, though, because of the way the windows themselves are organized, not every part of each window can be seen at once (just have a look at the screenshot). Also, having to use the mouse wheel isn't very smooth and is less easy than using the mouse. Finally, the AnandTech testers say that this view of the windows creates aliasing, which makes Flip3D both "ugly to look at and ugly to use".

In conclusion, they have this to say: "Microsoft simply would have been better off not implementing Flip3D than using this. We like Expos?and a version of it in Windows would be very nice, but Flip3D is a second-rate copy at best, and ultimately does not function nearly enough like Expos?o be useful."

Back to the drawing board, Microsoft?

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by Neil Honky (Unregistered) - 2006-06-28

» ive tried it

and its still better than a mac as indeed it is windows and i can do what i like in windows.

now mac users are always trying to think of ways why macs are better than windows like here for example.

now ive used this "flip3D" and it works well i dont think it was trying to copy the macs its just innovating the Alt-Tab thing.

by jackvegas (Unregistered) - 2006-06-28

» yeah

youre right. id say: ***** MACS

by marv101 - 2006-06-28

» Ugh

Could Mac people get a grip?! There's nothing wrong with Flip3D. Like the other guy said, it's innovating Alt+Tab. Vista is all about the display (well not all, but a major chunk is), so just get a grip. Doesn't mean they are copying.

by Michael (Unregistered) - 2006-06-28

» Wrong

Indeed. Flip3D is an innovated Alt+Tab, nothing more, you can't even compare it with ExposÃ©.

by . (Unregistered) - 2006-06-28

» .

I don't like Expos on Mac I just find it really offputting. When you move the mouse near the side of the screen to scroll or click a button you can't do it to fast or Expos opens. Are people really so lazy that they can't be bothered to click a tab at the bottom of the screen.

by mannymix03 (Unregistered) - 2006-06-29

» ok

#5. you dont have to have it that way, you can map it to a different shortcut

and to whomever said that they played with Flip3D i want to know what beta your using, the latest one i have (YES MSDN official) doesnt have flip in it yet.

by glen (Unregistered) - 2006-07-03

» macbook pro

can you guys help me out and sign up to help me get this macbook pro?

http://www.notebooks4free.com/default.aspx?r=672017

your help would be appreciated thanks.

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