The Evolution of MacOS/OS X and Windows in Side-by-Side Animations

They make for a great trip down memory lane. More interestingly to me, they show both the remarkable refinement and relative lack of change in the paradigm of desktop computing. First, let's look at the Apple operating system image:

The Evolution of Apple's Operating System[s] from BetterBuys

Next, here's the Microsoft image. Note that it starts with Windows 3.0 in 1990. Windows actually got its start with Windows, which was released in 1985. The full post does include information about those pre-1990 releases, though they are absent from the image.

The Evolution of Microsoft's Operating System[s] from BetterBuys

There are also two similar GIFs showing the evolution of OS X's Dock and Windows' Start Menu, as well as animations showing the evolution of Apple's logo and Microsoft's logo. I found the OS GIFs the most interesting, but check out the full post if you want to see the others.