Royale Theme for Windows XP

[Shinigami]

A new theme for Windows has leaked from the Windows Media Center 2005 beta. And we're not just talking about screenshots, but the actual theme. It is distinctly Luna (the current XP style) and is little more than an update, but what an update. You can download it by clicking here (http://www.softpedia.com/public/cat/9/3/9-3-42.shtml).

Don't take my word for it. Let the image do the talking:

http://www.winter-wish.com/images/misc/royale.gif

[Whiteknight]

I don't get what is so special about this. Is it just that the bars are a different colour? It's just a different background there... The only thing I can notice is the bar colour.

Wait... that thing at the top...

OMG. GET A FRICKEN LAWSUIT OUT, APPLE, QUICKLY! MICROSOFT IS TRYING TO COPY A GOOD IDEA FROM YOU AGAIN! SUE THEM WHILE YOU STILL CAN!

Damn microsoft, making me so goddamn angry. If anyone doesn't know, that thing at the top is from Mac OS X, and it even looks the exact same. Apple better get on this.

[Shinigami]

Hold your horses, WhiteKnight! That's a screenshot I just took! The background is one I downloaded and the bar at the top is Stardock's ObjectDock. They liked the dock that Macs use and made a PC version of it. I like it because it's like an extended quicklaunch bar (except it doesn't take up space on my taskbar).

Sorry about the confusion.

[Whiteknight]

Hold your horses, WhiteKnight! That's a screenshot I just took! The background is one I downloaded and the bar at the top is Stardock's ObjectDock. They liked the dock that Macs use and made a PC version of it. I like it because it's like an extended quicklaunch bar (except it doesn't take up space on my taskbar).

Sorry about the confusion.
Err... isn't that illegal to make that quicklaunch bar? I mean, I doubt Apple would give them permission for that. Mmm... where did you find that?

So, what is different with it? It looks the same to me.

[Shinigami]

ObjectDock (http://www.objectdock.com/)

It's just a bit of an update to the Luna theme. The images are glossy, the gradients are different, etc. Nothing too terribly different, but it's a change.

[TimP]

Apple stole plenty of ideas from Microsoft and others for OS X, too.

[Exedore]

Can I have the skuld background image?

[Ark-templarius]

Very nice theme, but I'm still attached to Wisp from Style XP.

[bluemicrobyte]

Apple stole plenty of ideas from Microsoft and others for OS X, too.Yes they did, QUICKLY!! SUE THEM MICROSOFT! SUE THEM!!!

I mean, yes, they did take ideas from Microsoft and that was wrong. Go appologize Apple!

[WeekendLazyness]

Yes they did, QUICKLY!! SUE THEM MICROSOFT! SUE THEM!!!
Yes, let's hop on the "Let's sue anything that moves to make up for our poor business model" bandwagon. That's just what we need.


Apple also stole the GUI from Xerox.

[Spdstr]

Guys, plenty of people come up with the same idea at the same time, maybe even a little before the other person ;).

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[Seal]

Apple stole plenty of ideas from Microsoft and others for OS X, too.
Yes, but it's not like MS didn't steal any ideas ;)
Yes they did, QUICKLY!! SUE THEM MICROSOFT! SUE THEM!!!

I mean, yes, they did take ideas from Microsoft and that was wrong. Go appologize Apple!
I hope you're just using sarcasm here.. :rolleyes: We would be something like cavemen if we wouldn't steal each others' ideas -_-

[Spdstr]

Yes, but it's not like MS didn't steal any ideas ;)

I hope you're just using sarcasm here.. :rolleyes: We would be something like cavemen if we wouldn't steal each others' ideas -_-
The bad thing about forums, you NEVER know when people are being sarcastic, idiotic, serious, etc.

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[SexForTwo]

One word. Ew.....

The theme is ugly.....