parislemon:

Sam Moreau talks about the redesign of the Windows logo on the Windows Blog:

We have evolved from a world of rudimentary low resolution graphics to today’s rich high-resolution systems. And what started as a simple “window” to compliment the product name became a flying or waving flag.

It’s true that the Windows logo has long looked like a waving flag, which makes absolutely no sense. And the new logo is better. But it brings up a bigger question: why is it still called “Windows” at all?

Yes, the desktop variety will still have windows. But the mobile/tablet variety is geared towards the “tile”-style of Metro. In fact, as Moreau points out, Metro heavily influenced the new logo design.

To recap: a tile-based UI influenced the new design of the Windows logo, which previous looks less like a window and more like a waving flag.

Okay. I’m just waiting for Microsoft Windows: Tile Edition XP 2013 Pro.

emergentfutures:

TechNet, the bipartisan policy and political network of technology CEOs that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, today released a new study showing that there are now roughly 466,000 jobs in the “App Economy” in the United States, up from zero in 2007.

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