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Apple, Windows Vista and Aero Glass

Apple's Liquid Glass is Windows Vista done well

It's hard to look at Apple's new "Liquid Glass" aesthetic and not think about Windows Vista, Microsoft 's much-maligned OS which also touted transparencies and glass-like effects as a bold new vision for computing.

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Wait, Did Apple's 'Liquid Glass' Design Steal From Windows Vista?

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Apple unveils Liquid Glass at WWDC, but all I see is a sorry imitation of Windows Vista's Aero Glass

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After three days with iOS 26, I'm amazed by Apple's Liquid Glass redesign, but I have concerns

iOS 26 marks a significant shift in Apple’s software approach.

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Apple 'Sherlocked' These Apps at WWDC 2025

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WWDC 2025: Everything that Apple ‘Sherlocked’ this time

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See the iOS 26 Liquid Glass Design in Action

By default, app icons have a new layered glass look that gives them dimension, but there's also a new option for "clear" glass-like icons.

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WWDC 25: What’s new for Apple and the enterprise?

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Apple Updates Design Resources for iOS 26 Liquid Glass Interface

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Microsoft is just leaving some Liquid Glass here.

Who did the glass-like design first? Was it Apple with its Aqua transparency effects in 2000, or Microsoft with its Aero Glass theme in Windows Vista in 2007? Either way, Microsoft seems to think Apple’s Liquid Glass design bears some resemblance to its glass look in Windows Media Center,

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Microsoft throws shade at macOS Tahoe’s familiar new vista

An Instagram post from Microsoft reminds you that you've probably seen those transparent glass user interface panels somewhere before... Windows Vista, perhaps?