What Windows Vista would have been
After about five years, people were wondering what Windows was doing and why their operating system wasn't out yet. Businesses and Technology enthusiasts were pushing Microsoft to release their next big upgrade, but Microsoft's technology specialists weren't anywhere near finished with Windows Vista. There were a lot of features that they really wanted to put into it, and judging from some YouTube videos I've seen (some of which may not be authentic), Windows Vista was going to be one hell of an operating system, with one hell of a GUI.
After being rushed, they took away the WinFS, which was truly going to be a revolutionary file system (or so they say). But they also toned down the GUI a lot. And I can see why. Even after Windows Vista was released, there was a lot of complain over how computers that were marked "Windows Vista Capable" were only capable of running Windows Vista in basic mode, not with Aero capabilities. Imagine how much more infuriated people would have been if the GUI had in fact been much better. Computers (considering how bloated Vista is) would have needed to be much faster, and have much higher computer requirements.
This is my opinion anyway, based on some videos I watched, although, I can not confirm how authentic they are, I've posted some links below:
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Until Later,
Navarr