A third party is helping realize what critics say has been Microsoft Corp.'s dream all along: To make Windows look like Mac OS X.
The upcoming version of VMware Inc.'s Fusion software for Mac-Windows desktop virtualization includes an interface overlay called "Unity" that erases Windows' long ubiquitous Start taskbar in favor of Mac OS X's Dock, and replaces the Windows Search with one closely resembling Mac OS X's Spotlight search box.
"We got rid of the Start menu because we wanted to give you a Mac-like experience via Unity," said Pat Lee, director of personal desktop products at VMware.
More: http://computerworld.com/s/article/9138963/
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The upcoming version of VMware Inc.'s Fusion software for Mac-Windows desktop virtualization includes an interface overlay called "Unity" that erases Windows' long ubiquitous Start taskbar in favor of Mac OS X's Dock, and replaces the Windows Search with one closely resembling Mac OS X's Spotlight search box.
"We got rid of the Start menu because we wanted to give you a Mac-like experience via Unity," said Pat Lee, director of personal desktop products at VMware.
More: http://computerworld.com/s/article/9138963/
