They have lost a lot of functions, such as positioning the taskbar vertically or at the top, multi-row taskbar and support for system theme settings, but what they gained? Are we destined to see this XAML Oxygen-like theme systemwide forever? Will it be forever that system components (like Settings, taskbar) are XAML-themed while user apps are either conventionally themed or have custom appearance, like Edge?
I think, the taskbar has been rewritten several times before, since Win95, but they usually did not remove the functions (except the notorious removal of the Start menu in favor of XAML-based one in Win 8). If this XAML language is so great that migration to it is so urgent, why it takes so many years to restore even a part of Windows 95 functionality, such as labels on taskbar buttons, taskbar re-positioning with mouse and multi-row?
I think, the taskbar has been rewritten several times before, since Win95, but they usually did not remove the functions (except the notorious removal of the Start menu in favor of XAML-based one in Win 8). If this XAML language is so great that migration to it is so urgent, why it takes so many years to restore even a part of Windows 95 functionality, such as labels on taskbar buttons, taskbar re-positioning with mouse and multi-row?
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