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: The image has appeared in everything from news segments in the White House to government videos in Russia.

Released on , " Bliss " became the face of the new "Luna" interface, which favored colorful, friendly aesthetics over the grey boxes of earlier versions. 1920x1200 The History Behind Microsoft XP's “Bl...

: Despite popular belief, the image was completely unedited . The vibrant colors were the result of a specific type of Fuji film and the timing—winter rains had turned the hills emerald green, and a brief break in a storm provided the crisp white clouds. : The image has appeared in everything from

: The hill, located in the Los Carneros American Viticultural Area, was temporarily covered in grass because the grapevines had been removed following a phylloxera infestation . Today, the site is once again a working vineyard and looks significantly different. Selection by Microsoft The vibrant colors were the result of a

O'Rear originally uploaded the photo to , a stock photo agency that was later acquired by Corbis , a licensing company owned by Bill Gates.