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Windows XP was the most blissful iteration of Microsoft's ubiquitous operating system. That's an objective, empirical, placebo-controlled, peer-reviewed, double-blind fact. After all, it's arguably ...

Windows XP was an actively supported Microsoft product for 13 years, including five years where it was the newest version available and another three years where it was vastly more popular than its ...

For anyone using a computer in the early 2000s, an image is immediately recognizable - the bright blue sky of the Rolling Green Hills and Windows XP's default wallpaper, bliss. This cool landscape ...

In a surprising twist at Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) annual WWDC 2023 event, macOS Sonoma emerged as a delightful fusion of nostalgia, echoing the iconic Microsoft Corp’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows XP ...

The iconic photograph known as Bliss, which served as the default wallpaper for Microsoft's Windows XP operating system between 2001 and 2007, has gained recognition as "the most famous picture in the ...

The photo you see above -- the default wallpaper for Windows XP -- is probably the most recognizable image in the world. What you probably didn't know is that it's a real photo, called Bliss, taken by ...

Charles O’Rear, the photographer behind the iconic Windows XP ‘Bliss’ wallpaper, has expressed mixed feelings about the deal that made his image one of the most viewed ever. In 1996, while visiting ...

The reception of Windows XP was phenomenal thanks to its sleek, modern interface and robust features. The famous “Bliss” desktop wallpaper featuring a serene, rolling green hill and blue sky, became ...