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Wondering
I wonder why, every time I see an operating system in a TV programme or a film, it doesn’t look anything like the operating systems we are used to see. Even mobile phones tend to have a custom interface, seemingly specifically designed for that programme or film. Is there some sort of law that prohibits placing someone’s products in your work without their approval?
I see people drinking Coca Cola in films. Why don’t I see people using Windows? Why do people bother to design custom UIs for this?
I wrote about it some time ago: http://blog.artueel.be/onrealistisch-internet/ - but it also makes me think “wtf” when seeing unrealistic interfaces or PC usage.
March 2nd, 2008 at 12:37 ∞I’ve often recognised some of the exotic X window managers. It is an obvious place to look, not many people know it, most of them were easy to adapt….
March 5th, 2008 at 8:20 ∞I don’t know what they do now with the over-presence KDE and Gnome.