Nearly two years ago Microsoft announced that Windows Vista would sport a so-called "tiered" graphical experience. The user interface would remain the essentially the same no matter what graphical ...

Vista’s user interface suffers from more “friction” than its predecessor XP, a French analyst said Monday, and is actually a step back for Microsoft in its pursuit of Apple’s Mac OS X. In a reprise of ...

The new Aero graphical user interface in Vista, which Microsoft released in a New York launch event on Nov. 30, provides 3-D-like rendering, a redesigned Start Menu with Instant Search bar, a live ...

Vista was supposed to lead a new era for Microsoft's Windows operating systems, with its stylish aero graphical user interface and many security improvements. But while it has delivered a rather solid ...

Editor’s Note: This story is reprinted from Computerworld. For more Mac coverage, visit Computerworld’s Macintosh Knowledge Center. Vista’s user interface suffers from more “friction” than its ...

Vista’s user interface suffers from more “friction” than its predecessor, XP, a French analyst said today, and is actually a step back for Microsoft Corp. in its pursuit of Apple Inc.’s Mac OS X. In a ...