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  • J JeremyBob

    oh oh oh, Windows Panes.

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    Ravi Bhavnani
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    Did you mean Window Pains? :) /ravi

    My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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      This is Microsoft after all. You just know it's going to end up being something just as simple and evocative as Metro. You know, something like "Typeface-centric Orthagonal Monocolor Tiles Version 8.3". Then to add insult to injury some marketing jackass will then condense it down to "TOM T 8.3" you know, because it rhymes and that's clever!

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      Ravi Bhavnani
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      After which, Apple will file a lawsuit complaining that Microsoft has infringined on its patents on rectangles and pastel colors. /ravi

      My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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        After which, Apple will file a lawsuit complaining that Microsoft has infringined on its patents on rectangles and pastel colors. /ravi

        My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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        cruest
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        Don't forget their patents on fonts, typesetting, electricity and I think respiration (odds are you're violating at least one of these right now!).

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        • S Super Lloyd

          How about 'Rectangle', I know Apple patented 'Rectangle' too, so it's sensitive as well, but might a good name!

          A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.

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          Lost User
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          Ok, lets settle down with Metrangle. :-)

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            I hoped that they drop Windows too. Something 8 Something describes it better than "Window 8 Something (but we took out teh windows oops)"

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            RafagaX
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            Windows Universe Ultimate with Professional Tiles. :laugh:

            CEO at: - Rafaga Systems - Para Facturas - Modern Components for the moment...

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            • C cruest

              Don't forget their patents on fonts, typesetting, electricity and I think respiration (odds are you're violating at least one of these right now!).

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              RafagaX
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              At least thay haven't patented reading, otherwise i should be paying royalties to read The Code Project.

              CEO at: - Rafaga Systems - Para Facturas - Modern Components for the moment...

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                At least thay haven't patented reading, otherwise i should be paying royalties to read The Code Project.

                CEO at: - Rafaga Systems - Para Facturas - Modern Components for the moment...

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                cruest
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                Give them time. I'm sure they have a crack legal team coming up with a means of circumventing prior art as we speak. Hey, maybe that new round headquarters in Cupertino is just a front for apple legal's new time machine. Maybe THAT'S how they've gotten so many of these patents! I'm sure the "rounded rectangle" was legitimately patentable in 3000BC :)

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                  Windows Lego? Windows Fisher Price?

                  At least artificial intelligence already is superior to natural stupidity

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                  Jecc
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                  Windows Fisher Price has been taken by Windows XP ages ago.

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                  • L Lost User

                    Ok, lets settle down with Metrangle. :-)

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                    Super Lloyd
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                    Metrangle? Creative! I like it! :P

                    A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.

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                    • R Ravi Bhavnani

                      Microsoft drops 'Metro' name for Windows 8[^] (BBC) /ravi

                      My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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                      snowman53
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                      How about "Broken"?

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                      • M Meshack Musundi

                        Windows Tiles.

                        "As beings of finite lifespan, our contributions to the sum of human knowledge is one of the greatest endeavors we can undertake and one of the defining characteristics of humanity itself"

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                        Matthew Barnett
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                        Windows Tile 'n' All

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                        • R Ravi Bhavnani

                          Microsoft drops 'Metro' name for Windows 8[^] (BBC) /ravi

                          My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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                          dpminusa
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                          What about "STEPS" System Touch Explore Peruse Start"

                          "Courtesy is the product of a mature, disciplined mind ... ridicule is lack of the same - DPM"

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                            What about "STEPS" System Touch Explore Peruse Start"

                            "Courtesy is the product of a mature, disciplined mind ... ridicule is lack of the same - DPM"

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                            Ravi Bhavnani
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                            I like it.  The media would have a field day with the tagline "Windows 8 - watch where you step!". /ravi

                            My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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                            • R Ravi Bhavnani

                              I like it.  The media would have a field day with the tagline "Windows 8 - watch where you step!". /ravi

                              My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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                              RAVI: Had not thought of that. Very insightful. I bet the Apple-friendly ones would at least. I am on the fence about Win8. It is an imperative that will not go away. I am observing it from a distance still. So far VS 2012 and its tools seem too packaged in some areas. I am interested in the improved thread management though. (Misspelled thread as tread. Maybe it was correct in the first place :laugh: ) DPM.

                              "Courtesy is the product of a mature, disciplined mind ... ridicule is lack of the same - DPM"

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                              • S Super Lloyd

                                Metrangle? Creative! I like it! :P

                                A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.

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                                Lost User
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                                Thanks, let me copyright it then :-)

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                                • L Lost User

                                  Thanks, let me copyright it then :-)

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                                  Super Lloyd
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                                  Damn, you beat me to it! :laugh:

                                  A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.

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                                    Windows Fisher Price has been taken by Windows XP ages ago.

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                                    Zabuzamomochi
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                                    Let's hope it doesn't end in a legal battle between windows XP and windows 8

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                                    • R Ravi Bhavnani

                                      Did you mean Window Pains? :) /ravi

                                      My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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                                      JeremyBob
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                                      Exactly

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