Personal computing discussed
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cynan wrote:What a tragedy.We could have had some sort of cool Bee Gees theme.
Flatland_Spider wrote:Metro isn't bad, the problem is in the desktop/classic GUI.Examples of bad flatness: Anything Microsoft has attempted
puppetworx wrote:I feel bad for the thousands of great font designers of the world. I don't think I've seen a major company ever be this unoriginal and off the mark.
Waco wrote:I prefer the old one. The new one is too...flat and generic.
ludi wrote:just brew it! wrote:Feh, that's old hat.But... but... they TILTED the 'E''!!!
Sargent Duck wrote:Microsoft used to have a more interesting logo, though it was also part of the "stripey" (and "Death Star") iconography that was trendy for a while. Companies can be as susceptible to fashion and chasing the popular trends as people. And overall there's a common tendency to move towards more abstract logos as a company becomes well-known: early on, you're trying to tell people what you do (or where you're from); later, once you're a familiar brand, you don't have to be so literal in your iconography and can go with the kind of "grown up" abstraction that seems to fit in better on corporate letter head and Wall Street prospectuses.Does seem like a trend. Microsoft changed the font on "Microsoft" as well...last year? Also flattened out the Windows logo as well.
The Egg wrote:The new one looks a bit childish, but it hardly means much to me.
Captain Ned wrote:If you're going to tilt the "E", go big or go home (or do both).