Microsoft Wanted Windows XP to Look Like Mac So It Build a Secret Theme for It

Windows XP is one of the operating systems that people loved the most, and the leaked source code that made the WWW earlier this week provides us with a closer look at some of the features that these users never got the chance to try out. And to be honest, it’s better this way, as one of the unreleased goodies is a Windows XP theme that would have made the operating system look like Apple’s Mac. Screenshots posted by The Verge and based on information discovered in the leaked code show that Microsoft built a copycat of Apple’s Aqua interface that was announced at the Macworld Conference & Expo no less than 20 years ago. Interestingly enough, Microsoft wanted the theme to be used only internally, so there’s a chance that the company never wanted this visual style to go li...