Thursday, April 23, 2009

Why Microsoft made the changes you'll see in Windows 7

As a result, every change or new feature in Windows 7 comes with a back story. Here is a sampling of things you'll see in the next operating system and explanations of how each came about.

— New feature: You decide the left-to-right order of icons in the task bar at the bottom of your screen.

— Back story: Microsoft's research showed Vista users commonly launching a series of programs, then closing and immediately reopening some. Microsoft realized that these people wanted their programs to appear in the same order on the task bar every time.

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