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Metro is just about the only thing Microsoft has going for it these days, as far as I'm concerned. What a blunder.


The marketing churn surrounding Windows 8/Windows RT/WinRT/Metro style/Windows 8 style/etc. is just confounding and embarrassing. Maybe I'm over-reacting as a somewhat-interested software developer, but this just seems like a complete fail. I agree with other commenters that the concept of "Metro" probably doesn't mean anything to the average consumer yet, so maybe this isn't a huge deal, but the concept/style/codename of "Metro" was definitely the only bright spot in the situation, so it's sad to see that term go.


Kinnect is a winner, too.


Indeed. When I say "just about", I'm referring to the Xbox division. Some good stuff happening there too.




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