> All operating systems manufacturers need to understand that the vast majority of users have used Windows and are used to Windows' UI conventions.
That sounds like the worst way to innovate. I'm not saying that Apple's way is innovative but I say we are all better off if OS manufacturers try difference things to come up with better way of presenting UI.
For example, if apple followed the Window's way of displaying every single window in its Dock, then application based taskbar in Windows 7 would have never come about.
Trying different things should never be criticized for just being different. If that different way of doing things is bad, criticize it but don't point finger just because it's different.
That sounds like the worst way to innovate. I'm not saying that Apple's way is innovative but I say we are all better off if OS manufacturers try difference things to come up with better way of presenting UI.
For example, if apple followed the Window's way of displaying every single window in its Dock, then application based taskbar in Windows 7 would have never come about.
Trying different things should never be criticized for just being different. If that different way of doing things is bad, criticize it but don't point finger just because it's different.