Microsoft Gets a New Logo

Mr. Analog · August 23, 2012, 12:48:19 PM

So the buzz everywhere today is about the new logo for Microsoft, regardless of like/hate here's a visual history of MS logos:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2018972097_microsoftlogo23.html

Tom · August 23, 2012, 12:53:47 PM

They really are going all out on the whole "Not Metro" look.

Mr. Analog · August 23, 2012, 12:56:23 PM

Quote from: Tom on August 23, 2012, 12:53:47 PM
They really are going all out on the whole "Not Metro" look.

I think they need to go back to their "Metallica" font

Also, word on the street, there's work being done already to slap a Windows 7 style interface to Win8 by SP1

Tom · August 23, 2012, 12:58:01 PM

Quote from: Mr. Analog on August 23, 2012, 12:56:23 PM
Quote from: Tom on August 23, 2012, 12:53:47 PM
They really are going all out on the whole "Not Metro" look.

I think they need to go back to their "Metallica" font

Also, word on the street, there's work being done already to slap a Windows 7 style interface to Win8 by SP1

"Slap it on"? It was already there. But they keep removing the option to even show it by default on log in. So far they have been rather committed to the Not Metro interface even on the desktop.

Mr. Analog · August 23, 2012, 01:10:11 PM

Yes there is a registry hack for it but it's still an incomplete port, from what I hear they will be integrating Win7 style UI with an updated "Classic" mode option.

Tom · August 23, 2012, 01:13:04 PM

Quote from: Mr. Analog on August 23, 2012, 01:10:11 PM
Yes there is a registry hack for it but it's still an incomplete port, from what I hear they will be integrating Win7 style UI with an updated "Classic" mode option.

There /was/ a registry hack. There was also a way to drop a shortcut in autostart. Both options have been removed.

I don't know how it can possibly be an incomplete port. the the same base OS. If they didn't start from Windows 7, they are seriously doing something wrong. Its the Metro stuff that's new, and should be a layer over the same APIs that the fancy Windows 7 accelerated interface used. Both should "just work".

Mr. Analog · August 23, 2012, 01:18:36 PM

I'm just gettin' it second hand here from a friend of mine

Tom · August 23, 2012, 02:10:30 PM

And I'm just being "Mr. Know It All". As a programmer I find it odd that they couldn't just layer the new interface over the fancy w7 hardware accelerated compositing interface. They essentially want to do the same thing (composite apps onto the display using hardware acceleration). There shouldn't be anything stopping the Not Metro interface from coexisting with the new old explorer interface.

Feh.

Mr. Analog · August 23, 2012, 02:15:56 PM

Right now I suspect the challenges aren't technical in nature (but managerial).

When the desktop suffers like Vista did you'll see changes.

*already looking forward to Windows 9*

Tom · August 23, 2012, 02:16:25 PM

Quote from: Mr. Analog on August 23, 2012, 02:15:56 PM
Right now I suspect the challenges aren't technical in nature (but managerial).

When the desktop suffers like Vista did you'll see changes.

*already looking forward to Windows 9*

I can buy that. I/They have seen /a lot/ of backlash. But I've also seen a lot of positive reviews. More than I think I saw for vista. But not more than W7

even I like (rather, don't hate) W7. It's a nice place to visit, but I still wouldn't like to live there

Mr. Analog · August 23, 2012, 02:25:11 PM

That's for sure.

Melbosa · August 23, 2012, 03:19:21 PM

I am now using Windows 8 primarily at home on my business laptop. I actually like it so far... but then again I saw all the "Power User" stuff in TechEd this year and that had me all giddy to use it. So I might be a little bias before even starting to use it.

I'll say this... it is DAMN fast even compared to a fresh Windows 7 install.

Mr. Analog · August 23, 2012, 03:49:03 PM

Well running one app at a time has that effect (J/K!!!)

Thorin · August 25, 2012, 07:57:01 PM

Quote from: Mr. Analog on August 23, 2012, 12:48:19 PM
So the buzz everywhere today is about the new logo for Microsoft, regardless of like/hate here's a visual history of MS logos:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2018972097_microsoftlogo23.html

Quote from: Tom on August 23, 2012, 12:53:47 PM
They really are going all out on the whole "Not Metro" look.

I tried reading the link in the first post but I'm still getting headaches from reading screens (I wonder what this weird illness is/was); I didn't notice any discussion about Metro / Not Metro, though? What's that about?

Tom · August 25, 2012, 08:13:23 PM

Quote from: Thorin on August 25, 2012, 07:57:01 PM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on August 23, 2012, 12:48:19 PM
So the buzz everywhere today is about the new logo for Microsoft, regardless of like/hate here's a visual history of MS logos:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2018972097_microsoftlogo23.html

Quote from: Tom on August 23, 2012, 12:53:47 PM
They really are going all out on the whole "Not Metro" look.

I tried reading the link in the first post but I'm still getting headaches from reading screens (I wonder what this weird illness is/was); I didn't notice any discussion about Metro / Not Metro, though? What's that about?

Nope. Its just a fixed grid of solid colour squares, and a cleaner font. Looks a lot like Metro to me.