Engadget’s Devindra Hardawar comes the closest in saying “Apple’s Liquid Glass is Windows Vista done well” but admits “I ...

Others said they hoped they’d be able to turn it off. Some also pointed to the similarities between Liquid Glass and Windows Aero, the design language brought to Microsoft Windows Vista in 2006.

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Some users have pointed out that the Liquid Glass interface reminds them of the Windows Vista era, which worked more or less the same way. Additionally, Samsung pointed out OneUI 7 implemented ...

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Apple CEO Tim Cook waves to attendees during an event on the Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif., Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) ...

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Others said they hoped they’d be able to turn it off. Some also pointed to the similarities between Liquid Glass and Windows Aero, the design language brought to Microsoft Windows Vista in 2006.