nsane.forums Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Microsoft has decided on a new name for Metro and they have carefully selected the name, Windows 8. While we wish we could make this up, make the jump to learn more about the new naming convention. Yep. Last week it was uncovered that Microsoft would be dropping the Metro name from its products after a dispute with a European company. While the company has not officially come forward, Mary Jo Foley has gotten her hands on how Microsoft plans to refer to Metro applications and it's confusing and disappointing news out of the Microsoft camp. Microsoft will drop the Metro application branding and will now refer what was previously known as Metro style as "Windows 8 applications". From Zdnet: Anything currently/formerly known as a "Metro-Style application" (with or without a hyphen) will now be known officially as a "Windows 8 application." References to the "Metro user interface" will now be replaced by "Windows 8 user interface." And instead of saying "Metro design," the Softies and those adhering to their official guidelines will be using the words "Windows 8 design." So, all of those Metro apps will now be called Windows 8 applications, the name rolls off the tongue and straight into the trash can. Microsoft lost an opportunity here to create a brand identity for its applications, essentially what Metro had done. With the field wide open for naming convention, they apparently decided on the most mundane and boring classification as possible, Windows 8 application. While there is still time for Microsoft to do something great with the Start Screen formally known as Metro, this bit of information from trusty source is disheartening at best but we can hope that Microsoft has something better up its sleeve for down the road. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 so metro is going to be a win 8 only product that will die with win 8. thats they way i see it if they use the name windows 8 application. what? was metro copyirghted in one of those bs countries? like china's ipad claim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiLmEgZ Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 so metro is going to be a win 8 only product that will die with win 8. thats they way i see it if they use the name windows 8 application. what? was metro copyirghted in one of those bs countries? like china's ipad claim Most likely.... thats usually why companies change names of stuff ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurplebeanZ Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Not good :( couldn't MS just pay these people off?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety.Abd Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Not good :( couldn't MS just pay these people off?? LOL! I were thinking the same, Metro was a cooler name :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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