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Windows 11 is far from the best at that though.

It doesn’t even look good.

I know taste is subjective, but a better comparison is the contemporaries of the time or at least taking a step back to consider the entire aesthetic.

If so, ironically, I think Vista should win.

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Taste is objective. It is only subjective among the tasteless.

The OS has a purpose to be efficient and pleasant - anything that interferes with either is not a matter of taste, but a matter of poor execution.

Sure we have preferences, but truly beautiful things are hard to consider they are only so due to a matter of preference, and not objectivity.

one thing I think windows 11 does well is the icon design. The kinda glassy look they have is the perfect middle ground between the glossy hyperrealistic icons of yesteryear and the bland lifeless minimalist icons that became common after ios 7

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