Bring a little bit of Windows 8 into Linux with shell styled after infamous tile-based interface

Block by boring block.
XDA Developers on MSN

Love it or hate it, Windows 8's controversial UI just landed on Linux

It's full Windows 8-style shell for Linux ...
Hackaday

The Windows Interface You Didn’t Like, For Linux

If you were asked to pick the most annoying of the various Microsoft Windows interfaces that have appeared over the years, ...
OMG! Ubuntu

Microsoft PowerToys Proposal Adds Linux-style UI to Windows

Microsoft appears to be taking a cue from Linux with a new Command Palette Dock proposal for PowerToys. This would let ...
ZDNet

Microsoft finally open-sources (most of) Windows Subsystem for Linux

It took Microsoft long enough, but the company has finally open-sourced its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) code. The announcement was made at the Build 2025 developer conference, closing a nearly ...
Windows Report

NexPhone Is a Rugged Smartphone That Runs Windows 11, Android, and Linux

NexDock announces NexPhone, a rugged smartphone running Windows 11, Android, and Linux, priced at $549 and launching in 2026.

This midrange Android phone also runs Windows and Linux

Nex Computer, a company that makes hardware designed to turn your phone into a laptop, is working on something new: the ...