iOS 26, Liquid Glass design and Apple’s AI shortfall
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Who did the glass-like design first? Was it Apple with its Aqua transparency effects in 2000, or Microsoft with its Aero Glass theme in Windows Vista in 2007? Either way, Microsoft seems to think Apple’s Liquid Glass design bears some resemblance to its glass look in Windows Media Center,
An Instagram post from Microsoft reminds you that you've probably seen those transparent glass user interface panels somewhere before... Windows Vista, perhaps?
Apple’s unveiling of iOS 26 at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2025 in Cupertino marked what it hoped would be a visual shift in its mobile operating system. But while the company celebrated the new design,