Microsoft’s New Windows Ugly Sweater Pays Homage to Windows XP’s Bliss Wallpaper
- Laurent Giret
- Nov 28, 2023
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This has now become a tradition during the holiday season, but Microsoft has just revealed another Windows Ugly Sweater that you can purchase and wear proudly to impress your geeky friends. This year’s ugly sweater is an homage to Windows XP’s cult-classic Bliss wallpaper, and it will once again be available in limited quantities.
“This holiday season, Windows is bringing a touch of nostalgia to its ugly sweaters by going back to the early 2000s in the Time of XP. This year’s sweater features the iconic Bliss backdrop from Windows XP, which is a photograph of a green hill and blue sky with white clouds in Sonoma County, California,” the Windows team wrote today.
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soft. subtle. stunning. give it up for this year's #WindowsUglySweater and get yours today https://t.co/g3hafIwVmB pic.twitter.com/UbroEUrjxv
— Windows (@Windows) November 28, 2023
The Windows Ugly Sweater: Bliss Edition is priced at $69.99/€64.95/£56.95 on the Xbox Gear Shop. It’s available in multiple sizes from SM to 3XL, and Microsoft is also inviting Windows fans to share sweater selfies on social media using the #WindowsUglySweater hashtag.
If you prefer a more discreet way to go back to the early 2000s, Microsoft also made its iconic Bliss wallpaper and stylized versions of it available to download for your desktop and mobile devices. You can also get these wallpapers from the Xbox Gear Shop page.