Windows codename Neptune: https://microsoft.fandom.com/wiki/Microsoft_Neptune
It’s interesting to see twenty year old experiments with flat UI designs considering how dominant that style is today with Android 5, iOS 7, Windows 8, etc.
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Indeed. Ironically, I think I remember reading that the Neptune apps’ UI was HTML-based, since Microsoft wanted IE to power everything.
And now many apps use HTML/JS/CSS for styling and rendering.
These apps looks like they are made in IE6-era Electron..
They are! The same tech powered Active Desktop and the "smart" Explorer sidebars in Windows XP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML_Application