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So they think that people are better able to relate to a ripoff of http://www.benetton.com/ and swiss highway road signs? Sorry but I don't see how Metro is easier to relate. In fact, I would argue that our aging population will find it extremely confusing. Perhaps MSFT needs to stop trying so hard to be "cool" by appealing to hipsters instead of the general populace.

Metro is garbage and unimaginative. Skeuomorphism has a long history in both Mac OS and NeXT which are the ancestors of OS X and most people find the OS X interface to be more intuitive because of that attribute in the interface.

My advice would be to never hire these so-called designers for anything important. Let them continue to create hard to navigate "avant-garde" and hard to navigate websites slavishly copying the swiss industrial design school style. Keep your uncomfortable plastic chairs to yourself.

Two perfect examples of failed products by MSFT which were designed to appeal to hipsters are the KIN and the Zune. The latter's UI is the precursor to the Metro design language and people seemed to hate it.

MSFT needs to stop trying to be "cool" and concentrate on fixing their products like Sharepoint server, Office, SQL server and Windows server. Perhaps they could even release the .NET runtime on OS X and linux to compete with Mono and possibly offer Visual Studio on other platforms as well.

All I can say is... SAUSAGE!

Not all Benetton chicks are hot though...

That's just nasty...

I want to be the RFID chip in those undies. Good thing it's not a X10 chip as well.

Try this for size then.

Like this?

when you have press photos like this one? WOW!

RFIDs look like they would be extremely uncomfortable in some Sisley clothes.

That link should have been to this. Sheesh, if you're gonna show it off, at least do it at more than 72 dpi!

RFIDs look like they would be extremely uncomfortable in some Sisley clothes.

That link should have been to this. Sheesh, if you're gonna show it off, at least do it at more than 72 dpi!

Nummy.
http://www.benetton.com/press/sito/photo/product_a dver/sisley/2003_wet/sisley05.html

Here's one for the ladies!
http://www.benetton.com/press/sito/photo/product_a dver/sisley/2003_wet/sisley06.html

http://www.benetton.com/press/sito/photo/product_a dver/sisley/2003_wet/sisley08.html

You think its a pretty damn hot photo? Check this one out. Same site, maybe same chick. More than hot!

I think this one is a better example of not wanting to wear clothes, honestly.

Her "kitten" is on fire?

And look at those man-hands, bleh.

Heck, it doesn't even look like their spokesperson wants to be wearing their clothes.

Salesperson: "Ma'am, please remove any stolen merchandise."

Woman: "But..."