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An absolute madman has recreated the Windows 8 UI—for Linux

The first time Windows users started looking for an alternative OS en masse it was 2012, and Microsoft had just released a desktop UI so bad it would be almost entirely purged from existence within ...
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Love it or hate it, Windows 8's controversial UI just landed on Linux

Win8DE brings the Windows 8 vibe to Linux. Win8DE is a Wayland shell (not a full DE) that runs on Sway, Hyperland, River, and Labwc. Features include drag-and-drop Start tiles, app search, ...
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Microsoft is finally removing another Windows 8 UI relic from Windows 11Microsoft is finally removing another Windows 8 UI relic from Windows 11

The boot spinners from Windows 8 are on their way out, with a more modern version replacing them in the latest preview builds. In 2012, when Microsoft released Windows 8, the operating system received ...
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An absolute madman has recreated the Windows 8 UI—for Linux

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