[biddendidden]

> Windows XP was the last version of Windows where usability and UI consistency seemed to be central to the design.

Ever used Win 7? Way better, and not a candy UI.

[evoke4908]

Aero is like the definition of candy

[layer8]

Not of candy (like XP), but of eye candy maybe.

[fourteenfour]

What? I really like Win 7 but it is for sure one of the best early examples of a "candy" ui. The close button looks like a jolly rancher and everything is glassy looking. If you are talking about "eye-candy" it also stretches far into that territory with title bar blurs, drop shadows and transparency effects across the OS.