Administrator DKT27 Posted August 10, 2012 Administrator Share Posted August 10, 2012 Microsoft references to the interface previously known as Metro on its websites appear to refer to the interface as "Modern" instead of the previously reported "Windows 8 style." Despite a recent report that Metro applications and the new Windows 8 user interface would now be referred to as "Windows 8 applications" and "Windows 8 user interface," respectively, it now appears Microsoft will rename Metro something else entirely: Modern. As noticed by The Verge, Microsoft employees are now calling what was previously referred to as the Metro UI as the "Modern UI," with "Modern" being capitalized on all references. On a Microsoft events page, for instance, the company refers to the topic of a discussion at an upcoming event as "Windows 8 Platform for Modern UI-Style Apps and the Windows Store." Additionally, a post dated yesterday on an MSDN blog calls the new Windows 8 interface its "Modern UI design" as well. Yesterday, Mary Jo Foley of ZDNet reported Microsoft would rebrand Metro as simply "Windows 8." The news came after it was revealed Microsoft would phase out the term as a result of "discussions with an important European partner," according to a leaked memo. In the same memo, Microsoft told employees that a new term for the design language would be chosen by the end of last week. Until a new name was chosen, Microsoft told its employees to refer to the interface as the "Windows 8-style UI" Microsoft has released no statements regarding the rebranding so far. Neowin has contact Microsoft for comment on the name change and will update this article if any comment is received. Update: A Microsoft spokesperson provided the following (blanket) statement: We have used Metro style as a code name during the product development cycle across many of our product lines. As we get closer to launch and transition from industry dialog to a broad consumer dialog we will use our commercial names. :view: View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety.Abd Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 They have no clue as to what to call it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganxxta Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Modern? :rofl: :lmao: They have no clue as to what to call it... How about crap UI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
localhost Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 UI-Thats-Not-Gonna-exist-in-Win9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cramsdeath Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Ah the next thing will be having the desktop back, but having an object dock instead of a task bar - and this 'Modern' UI will be used for Media Player and all the 'Live essentials' . . . It'll probably go something like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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