Microsoft on Thursday unveiled a newly
designed logo featuring a new symbol and a new type face.
The new logo shows the symbol for Microsoft's Windows operating
system - four squares in red, green, blue and yellow - positioned to
the left of the name Microsoft in grey in a font called segoe.
Microsoft said it made the change in advance of a wave of product
launches that will include new versions of Windows 8, Windows Phone
8, Xbox services and Office.
"It's been 25 years since we've updated the Microsoft logo and now
is the perfect time for a change," the release said. The product
launches represent a new era for Microsoft, the company said. "So our
logo should evolve to visually accentuate this new beginning."
The logo is already in use in Microsoft stores in Boston, Seattle
and Bellevue, Washington. The company said it would be used in all of
its stores over the next few months and all of its television ads
globally.
