"Although we wanted the desktop to feel familiar," Microsoft says, "we also wanted to take some ideas from our new design language and apply them where we could." Translation: everything has to adopt the flat, neutral Metro look. Microsoft says we'll see part of the new Desktop UI in the upcoming Windows 8 Release Preview early next month, but the final look won't premiere until Windows 8 actually hits stores later this year.
Windows 8 desktop interface to ditch Aero
Posted on Monday, May 21 2012 @ 20:48 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
The Tech Report delivers word that Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system will ditch the Aero interface, as the latest screenshots of the new operating system reveal flat windows with Metro-styled controls.