windows 24年以来的包装设计（图）

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Windows 1.0 - blue is the colour
An "operating environment," Windows 1.0 may have had an eye-catching ad featuringSteve Ballmer, but the design of the box was aimed squarely at businessand featured the old Microsoft logo on a navy background.

Windows 2 (286 and 386 versions) - 80s stripes and snazzy desktops
Twoversions for different PC variants, the Windows 2.0 boxes were alsopretty dull but introduced typical 80s window blinds and images of thenow-colourful Windows desktop.Note the new Microsoft logo, too.


Windows 3.0 - look at my clickety clack keyboard!
Stillon 5.25-inch disks notice, Windows 3.0 is now called a "graphicalenvironment" - still running atop MS DOS of course. But isn't theimagery still really, really dark and dingy? "Windows 3.0: underworldedition?"

Windows 3.1 - 90s clean lines and the Windows flag
Ahthat's better. Scarily the best part of 20 years old, 3.1 made itsdebut in 1992 and together with Workgroups (see below) was a hugesuccess. A cleaner box design resulted (albeit with that strange,spidery font), while it's also the first time we see the Windows flag.

By contrast, the upgrade edition eschews the Windows flag completely.

Windows 3.1 for Workgroups - "yes! I have more than one PC!"
The Workgroups box suffered from a bit of font overload...

Windows 95 - more power AND fun
Wow!As well as upping the game in terms of the OS itself, Microsoft wentall consumer on us for Windows 95's packaging. Indeed, Microsoft'ssubsequent reputation for putting too many messages on the box probablystarted here (see the "what if Microsoft packaged the iPod" video). Windows 95 still came on a floppy if you wanted it.

Windows NT - the night sky
Thebusiness-orientated NT version was the first fully 32-bit version ofWindows and formed the basis for the Windows we still use today - all"home" versions after Windows Me (starting with Windows XP) were basedon the more stable and secure NT codebase.

Windows 98 - works better, play better
Adevelopment on the Windows 95 box but easier on the eye, the Windows 98packaging continued the "too much information" era. Shame the box wasso similar to the Windows 95 one that Microsoft had to stick a NEWVERSION! flash on it.

Windows 2000 - the dullest Windows box yet
Apologiesin advance, as you'll now have to suffer two poor packaging efforts.Returning to white, Microsoft went back to basics. It's a shame forWindows 2000, as it was a super OS.

Windows Me - bland box, rubbish OS
WindowsMe was Windows 98 with a few new bits from Windows 2000 and a renewedfocus on media content. However, it was as rubbish as the box was dull.

Windows XP - the green and the blue
Thenon-shoutiness of the Windows XP packaging was surprising given thequantum leap forward that Windows XP represented over Me. But it wasclever design - the difference between the editions was clear andnowhere near as confusing as the myriad of Vista versions.


Windows Vista - plastic is, like, so green
NickWhite on the Windows Blog, announced the new packaging for Vista andOffice 2007. "The packaging has been completely revised and, we hope,foreshadows the great experience that awaits you once you open it."Hmmm. In a disappointing move environmentally, Microsoft moved to aclear plastic design. Blogger Long Zheng was more positive, calling it"holy freaking super deliciously awesome."

Windows 7 - selling itself
Microsofthas simplified the design for Windows 7, with a cardboard outer andplastic inner. "The plastic case protecting the Windows 7 disk islighter and is recyclable," explains Microsoft blogger Brandon LeBlancwriting on the Windows 7 blog. "The packaging itself has a 37 per centweight reduction and the econometrics score has improved by 50 per centover it's predecessor." Things would have been even better if there wasno plastic though.

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