At last, the drabness of Vista on your iPhone
The latest third-party iPhone app to draw blogosphere buzz this morning is most definitely not Apple-approved.
The object of hilarity and defamation is VistaPerfection 2.0, a theme by developer Spec-Works that plops the Windows Vista GUI onto the iPhone. To run it, you'll need a jailbroken iPhone, the SummerBoard app, and a wicked sense of humor.
Spec-Works reports that the application took "a couple days" to create and includes more than 90 icons, wallpaper, and sounds, including the Vista log-in and log-off chime and a revamped taskbar.
It's true that design currents carry the visual style of Apple products into third-party Windows themes and apps, like ReadAir, ObjectDock, and the Macfox Firefox theme, and not the other way around. But that turning of tables is what makes the theme so deliciously amusing. VistaPerfection 2.0 does not come bundled with an installer, and those who want to play with the stuff of Steve Jobs' nightmares should consult ModMyiFone for the installation guide and tips.
What do you think of this cheeky iPhone app? Is this the look the iPhone has been waiting for? Tell us in the talkback below or comment in our forums.
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canberra_photographer
20/05/2008 11:06 PM
Burn it... Burn it!!! Oh it's too painful to watch! :)
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Chelmsford 123
21/05/2008 08:38 AM
It's like every day I wake up to find humanity has performed another abomination on something beautiful. Destroying forests, slaughtering wildlife, poisoning the water and sky, putting fuzzy dice on a BMW and Vista-ing up an iPhone. It's the worst idea since GoMac for OS9.
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Cameron
21/05/2008 09:52 AM
Leave my fluffy dice alone. Next you'll be picking on my in-car mirror ball. Some people have no sense of fun. I don't think this was ever intended to be usable, it's just a fun culture-jam.
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DaveJHQ
21/05/2008 10:59 AM
It is sooooo awsome, I saw that and cracked up. Gotta love the devlopers sense of humor
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carab666
21/05/2008 05:51 PM
Does it instantly make your iPhone crash? ....Or self-destruct? hahaha
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583casper583
21/05/2008 06:21 PM
Yay more DRM!
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Yellow_Wiggle
22/05/2008 08:22 PM
Its not fun. Its a waste of time. Why would anyone buy an iPhone and install that theme on it? Its like buying a Mercedes and putting a STI sticker on it. BOOO!
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Jive Turkey
25/05/2008 02:45 PM
That's hilarious :D. It almost makes the iPhone look less like a gimmicky toy too...almost ;)
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