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[Our User-Centric View] The very components of windows that IBM eschews are extremely valuable controls and visual indicators. That's why they are part of every existing windows program. The border indicates that the window is resizeable, and provides a means to resize it. The title bar provides a means to move the window, and when you have several programs running at once, provides the primary means of switching between applications. The "little boxes" are very important window management controls; they allow the user to quickly minimize or close the application to get to another. When you take away these elements, you take away valuable information, and very frequently used controls. IBM's position on the "little boxes" is either pure arrogance or pure ignorance. The title bar standard exists to provides consistent access to these function across all applications. Suddenly, IBM concludes that this is a bad thing? [The Hype] 
The most obvious missing pieces of this Windows app are the rectangular window border and controls. These items are included on nearly every existing Windows program. While they give you control over the "little boxes" (windows) on your computer screen, they are not really part of the task of writing a document, editing an image, editing a database, or sending a note. They also drive visual designers nuts, because they completely disrupt the visual metaphor of the application.
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