Microsoft acquired the rights to Bliss in 2000, and from the company's widespread use of the photo as the official Windows XP wallpaper, it's speculated to be the most viewed photograph in history.

'Bliss', the Windows XP's wallpaper, is among the most viewed photos of all time, reveals a report. Published in 2002, the photo which O'Rear snapped while he was on a break from another ...

Today I stumbled upon Microsoft’s 4K rendering of the Windows XP wallpaper Microsoft Design site has a ton of attractive wallpapers, retro and otherwise.

Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE “Bliss,” the Microsoft Windows XP desktop wallpaper image, as ...

Like Windows XP itself, Microsoft's 'Bliss' image of rolling green hills has aged, and evolved. Here's its story— and what the real-world site looks like today.

Windows’ Iconic Wallpaper Created in 90’s, ‘Bliss’, Gets a Sequel Twenty-one years after giving us the iconic wallpaper Bliss, Chuck O'Rear is back with a sequel Published: November 24 ...

Everyone has seen the Windows XP desktop image called Bliss. It’s been ubiquitous for 13 years. And you’ve probably always thought that the serene hillside is kind of corny and probably fake.

The photo you see above -- the default wallpaper for Windows XP -- is probably the most recognizable image in the world. What you probably didn't know is that it's a real photo, called Bliss ...

Windows 10X is set to introduce some extra visual oomph to the desktop, allowing for the use of dynamic wallpapers. In other words, these will be desktop backgrounds which change to reflect the ...

Windows XP's iconic 'Bliss' wallpaper was clicked on a road trip. What Microsoft paid for it Microsoft paid Charles O'Rear an undisclosed amount of money for the use of 'Bliss' at the time but the ...