Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) may be preparing to dump Metro, its tile-based user interface that was first introduced in Windows Mobile 7 and is set to be a key component of the touch-first Windows 8 OS.
(Click to read: Microsoft Looks to Drop Metro Brand)
As reported by Daniel Ionescu of PC World, a leaked Microsoft internal memo indicates there may be trademark issues around the Metro name, which is why Microsoft has now told employees to refer to the interface as “Windows 8 style UI” instead of Metro.
But don’t worry, just the name Metro is at risk; an OS by any other name would respond to your touch as sweetly.
Author: Jeff Jedras
A veteran technology and business journalist, Jeff Jedras began his career in technology journalism in the late 1990s, covering the booming (and later busting) Ottawa technology sector for Silicon Valley North and the Ottawa Business Journal, as well as everything from municipal politics to real estate.He later covered the technology scene in Vancouver before joining IT World Canada in Toronto in 2005, covering enterprise IT for ComputerWorld Canada. He would go on to cover the channel as an assistant editor with CDN.His writing has appeared in the Vancouver Sun, the Ottawa Citizen and a wide range of industry trade publications.
