Microsoft unveils new logo for the first time in 25 years

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Microsoft unveiled a new logo for the first time in 25 years today. The company's name now appears in the smoother, more modern Segoe font, and next to it is Window 8's 'flag', but with four colored squares. Going by the video after the jump, the blue square appears to represent Windows, the red square Office, the green square Xbox (whose logo remains unchanged), and the yellow square ... something new maybe?

For the last quarter of a century, Microsoft has used the "Pacman logo", as designed by Scott Baker in 1987. The slash between the o and s was supposed to represent the motion and speed of the company and its products. Microsoft chose to change the logo to "visually accentuate" a new beginning in the form of Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, the next version of Office – and maybe the next version of Xbox?



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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/23/microsoft-unveils-new-logo-for-the-first-time-in-25-years/#continued

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GunsPosted:

I really like it

GoldenDiamondsPosted:

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irJebus That doesn't look so bad but it is just a square compiled of 4 different colored squares...


Yeah i know but not worth 25 years


It didn't take them 25 years.


Obviously not but 25 years since a new one and this is it
Yeah, that's true.

They could of made something more advanced.


Its pretty clean and simple but it could have been worse

Yeah, but I think they should of made something better than 4 colorful squares..


The way you described it made me laugh!

GoldenDiamondsPosted:

Wonders Windows Much?


Microsoft created windows? o.O

PheanPosted:

Windows Much?

GoldenDiamondsPosted:

M60
Minecart
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irJebus That doesn't look so bad but it is just a square compiled of 4 different colored squares...


Yeah i know but not worth 25 years


It didn't take them 25 years.


Obviously not but 25 years since a new one and this is it
Yeah, that's true.

They could of made something more advanced.


Its pretty clean and simple but it could have been worse


Could have been alot worse, but the inventers of the computer i thought would come up woth something better

CearnsyPosted:

Minecart
M60
Minecart
M60
irJebus That doesn't look so bad but it is just a square compiled of 4 different colored squares...


Yeah i know but not worth 25 years


It didn't take them 25 years.


Obviously not but 25 years since a new one and this is it
Yeah, that's true.

They could of made something more advanced.


Its pretty clean and simple but it could have been worse

CearnsyPosted:

Minecart
M60
irJebus That doesn't look so bad but it is just a square compiled of 4 different colored squares...


Yeah i know but not worth 25 years


It didn't take them 25 years.


Obviously not but 25 years since a new one and this is it

GoldenDiamondsPosted:

Zev
Handset People Saying They Could Create It In 30 Seconds, The Reason He Got Payed For Doing This Is Because H Created It, I'm Sure You Can All Copy the Person But I Doubt You Could Of Designed This.


I think it looks pretty unique. It's the same colors, but it looks really nice.

As you said he did create it. That's why he was paid for it.


Im not being funny anyone could recreate this in paint...

deekyPosted:

Handset People Saying They Could Create It In 30 Seconds, The Reason He Got Payed For Doing This Is Because H Created It, I'm Sure You Can All Copy the Person But I Doubt You Could Of Designed This.


I think it looks pretty unique. It's the same colors, but it looks really nice.

As you said he did create it. That's why he was paid for it.

GoldenDiamondsPosted:

Handset People Saying They Could Create It In 30 Seconds, The Reason He Got Payed For Doing This Is Because H Created It, I'm Sure You Can All Copy the Person But I Doubt You Could Of Designed This.


Lol, yeah we could have...


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