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Finding vistas 5 Feb 2007

Long Zheng reports that some of the default Microsoft Vista wallpapers were licensed from Flickr users:

"This new approach to sourcing and licensing creatives is exciting not only because amateurs and enthusiasts now have the chance to showcase their works to millions and millions of people - something even the most prestigious art gallery cannot offer, but also recognition of community-driven websites such as Flickr for the ability to deliver quality 'products' equal to or even better than from traditional content companies."

Raymond Chen has more about the process. Apparently Microsoft Design's Creative Director Jenny Lam studied over 50 gigabytes of images to compile the collection!

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