Microsoft.com gets a makeover

by kmfrk • 14 years ago

6 12 14 years ago

It's gorgeous. I really like Microsoft's new look, and I'm a big fan of text (done right) instead of icons.

smurph• 14 years ago

I really like it too. I'm afraid that if Windows 8 doesn't go over well, the whole look will get trashed by association.

kibwen2• 14 years ago

Does it look to anyone else as though the yellow square in the logo is slightly out of place? It's ever-so-slightly disconcerting. I wonder if it's an optical illusion or a subpixel thing.

EDIT: The green square as well appears to be shifted upward by less than a pixel, if that makes any sense.

kmfrk• 14 years ago

Try the site on a mobile device (or resize your browser window). Looks like they're employing a responsive layout.

I've always wondered why Apple doesn't make Apple.com easier to use on mobile devices. Maybe because they expect people to use the Apple Store app - even though it's only available to a select few countries?

kibwen2• 14 years ago

Also try Ctrl+Shift+M if you're on a newer version of Firefox.

daledavies• 14 years ago

You know I'd missed that and it's pretty damned useful too!

cico71• 14 years ago

Can't find the original HN submission, but someone posted this interesting article about it a few days ago: http://rainypixels.com/words/the-story-of-the-new-microsoft-...

erikano• 14 years ago

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4602638

bduerst• 14 years ago

Looks like the new Myspace, but brighter :)

keymone• 14 years ago

products -> windows 7 -> shop now -> windows 7 store link -> error

apparently they were making $0 on windows sales from windows.com site otherwise that bug wouldnt make it into live system

inafield• 14 years ago

I can't reproduce any error there. Perhaps they fixed it?

particlebanana• 14 years ago

This was done by the guys at Paravel. http://paravelinc.com/work/microsoft.php

Microsoft.com gets a makeover

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