The interactive widgets can help you navigate some apps or features without opening the apps. Unlike Windows 11 Widgets, gadgets appear directly on the Windows Vista desktop, making the desktop more valuable and interactive.Īpple’s Widgets work similarly and can be pinned to the desktop/home screen of macOS. Windows Vista gadgets included simple functions like clocks, calendars, weather updates, news feeds, and more complex tools like system monitors and slide shows. Gadgets on Windows 7 | Image Courtesy: Microsoft Windows 11 has widgets, but unlike gadgets, they are locked to a board or panel. The Vista gadgets, unveiled in 2007, were compact, standalone apps offering quick access to information and tools. MacOS Sonoma has a new feature called “desktop widgets”, reminiscent of Windows Vista’s gadgets functionality. macOS’ desktop widgets | Image Courtesy: Apple Widgets have been on iOS and iPad for a while now, and Apple is looking to improve the experience with interactive and dynamic content. While the widgets feature isn’t particularly new to Apple’s ecosystem, Apple’s decision to bring interactive Widgets to the desktop or home of macOS reminds us of Windows Vista or Windows 7-era Gadgets. Windows Vista-like desktop gadgets on macOS This has long been a symbol of the Microsoft Windows lineup, particularly for Windows XP users around the globe. On the other hand, Windows XP Bliss, captured by the celebrated photographer Charles O’Rear in Napa Valley, depicts rolling green hills under a sun-dappled blue sky. MacOS 14’s new default wallpaper is an animated image of a mountainous environment with green valleys and a colourful sky. The default wallpaper of macOS 14 Sonoma | Image Courtesy: Apple While the similarity can be ignored, the geographical proximity between Sonoma and Napa County, where the original Bliss photograph was taken, adds an intriguing angle to this design choice. Of course, Apple did not discuss Sonoma County and how the new wallpaper resembles Windows XP Bliss. The Bliss Wallpaper of Windows XP | Image Courtesy: Microsoft / Charles O’Rear macOS 14’s default wallpaper is of mountains, similar to the well-recognized Windows XP wallpaper, famously known as “Bliss.” The new wallpaper, set against the backdrop of Sonoma County’s captivating natural beauty, emulates the aesthetics of Bliss. In this case, Sonoma is a county in California, United States.

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