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[Raffye.Memon]

Gates left microsoft... steve in heaven... ! both were legends who lead OS insdustry where it is right now... ! new guys on both sides... are'nt gona be like them... ! i thinkk.. !

[+Nidoking]

Raffye.Memon, on 21 February 2012 - 16:37, said:

Gates left microsoft... steve in heaven... ! both were legends who lead OS insdustry where it is right now... ! new guys on both sides... are'nt gona be like them... ! i thinkk.. !

Right, because Bill and Steve personally coded every line of code in all previous OS from Microsoft and Apple.

[TRC]

Nidoking, on 21 February 2012 - 17:38, said:

Right, because Bill and Steve personally coded every line of code in all previous OS from Microsoft and Apple.

It doesn't matter who coded it, they had the final say.

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TRC, on 21 February 2012 - 17:42, said:

It doesn't matter who coded it, they had the final say.

Maybe with Steve Jobs, but Bill Gates transitioned out of his day-to-day role from Microsoft in 2008, before Win7 was released. I do wonder how much input he really had on that product. If anything, I'd guess that Sinofsky did far more than Gates did with 7.

[ozgeek]

Should they forgo the number and just say Windows? People do not care what version of windows. Keep it simple! like Mac OS X.

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ozgeek, on 21 February 2012 - 21:26, said:

Should they forgo the number and just say Windows? People do not care what version of windows. Keep it simple! like Mac OS X.

Mac OS X uses both version number and code names in their public marketing.

[.Neo]

Nidoking, on 22 February 2012 - 00:23, said:

Mac OS X uses both version number and code names in their public marketing.

It's just OS X + "Cat". The version number is just being used for technical reasons, not public marketing.

[trek]

Back on topic... Hideous logo, imo, and the color looks like it came from London 2012 (not a good thing either)

[TRC]

ozgeek, on 21 February 2012 - 21:26, said:

Should they forgo the number and just say Windows? People do not care what version of windows. Keep it simple! like Mac OS X.

I remember when the X was the version number. Still waiting for OS XI.

[Ortem]

Now this is what I call a logon screen (done by OpticShape):



Windows® 8 Logon - Redesigned (Blue logo) by OpticShape, on Flickr




Windows® 8 Logon - Redesigned (Color logo) by OpticShape, on Flickr

[Nas]

Their Windows logo redesign is great! In the end, people want them to spend their resources on improved technology, accessibility, and reliability... yet disappointed that they didn't spend it on crappy visual over-design?

Ha. I like it. Simple, angular, inviting to think. Thought-provoking.

[trek]

Ortem, on 22 February 2012 - 23:28, said:

Now this is what I call a logon screen (done by OpticShape):


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Windows® 8 Logon - Redesigned (Blue logo) by OpticShape, on Flickr

The "off-centeredness" of that would drive me insane.

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[remixedcat]

who would wait 2 days to install the sec. updates??

[lalalawawawa]

.Neo, on 22 February 2012 - 00:29, said:

It's just OS X + "Cat". The version number is just being used for technical reasons, not public marketing.

Oh, yes, Mountain Lion sounds a lot simpler than 8.

[Ortem]

trek, on 23 February 2012 - 02:30, said:

The "off-centeredness" of that would drive me insane.

The image as a whole seems centered to me, it appears not centered due to the little icons on the left side which are not included in metro rectangles. The logo would have to be moved as well in order to appear centered with the metro rectangles.

Guess MS would need an OCD department

Cheers