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Evolution of Windows, Updated (House Parody)

This vertical collage meme humorously analogizes the evolution of Microsoft Windows operating systems to houses of varying build quality, design, and stability, matching each OS version to an appropriate house photo: Windows 95 is a small, somewhat rickety wooden cottage; Windows 98 is a sturdier small stone house; Windows 2000 is a plain functional concrete house; Windows XP is a well-built, conventional two-story family home; Windows Vista is an upside-down, collapsed broken house mocking Vista's widely panned poor stability; Windows 7 is a sleek, well-designed modern house reflecting its positive reception; Windows 8 is a gaudy, chaotic, oddly shaped multi-colored building mocking its unpopular tile-based UI and awkward design; Windows 10 is a slightly modified, expanded version of the Windows 7 house; and Windows 11 is an unfinished, messy construction site joking about its incomplete features, restrictive hardware requirements, and mixed public reception at release.
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Overview

This vertical collage meme humorously analogizes the evolution of Microsoft Windows operating systems to houses of varying build quality, design, and stability, matching each OS version to an appropriate house photo: Windows 95 is a small, somewhat rickety wooden cottage; Windows 98 is a sturdier small stone house; Windows 2000 is a plain functional concrete house; Windows XP is a well-built, conventional two-story family home; Windows Vista is an upside-down, collapsed broken house mocking Vista's widely panned poor stability; Windows 7 is a sleek, well-designed modern house reflecting its positive reception; Windows 8 is a gaudy, chaotic, oddly shaped multi-colored building mocking its unpopular tile-based UI and awkward design; Windows 10 is a slightly modified, expanded version of the Windows 7 house; and Windows 11 is an unfinished, messy construction site joking about its incomplete features, restrictive hardware requirements, and mixed public reception at release.

Origin notes

This meme is sourced from 9GAG via its RSS feed, with the original posted title 'Evolution of Windows, Updated'. It is an updated iteration of a long-running popular tech humor meme format that uses house imagery to parody public opinion of each Windows OS release's performance and quality, edited to include newer Windows versions as they launch.

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