Microsoft is ditching the “Metro” name for its live tiles UI in Windows 8 and Windows Phone. And it was a bit of a mystery what it was going to be called. Answer’s in: Just plain ol’ “Windows 8.”
https://lifehacker.com/microsoft-no-longer-using-the-metro-name-for-its-new-5931657
It feels a bit like a missed opportunity for Microsoft to brand its whole ecosystem—especially in a way that isn’t wholly confusing. “The Windows 8 interface on Xbox” is more complicated than just Metro on Xbox. Or whatever else Microsoft wanted to call it that isn’t just “Windows.” In fairness, that’s what Microsoft had been doing with Metro, before the name fell into litigation, but it’s just strange to go completely away from that strategy and fold everything under the Windows 8 umbrella. [ZDNET via The Next Web]
