ITWire

Windows 8: Metro name switched metroff, now: Windows 8

With the launch of Windows 8 to MSDN and TechNet users in less than three days from August 15 (US time - August 16 in Australia), and then October 26 at retail, the decision to stop using the Metro ...
PC World

Windows 8 ‘Metro’ Is Dead, But UI Still Needs a Name

Whatever the reason, “Metro” is out, and Microsoft is temporarily referring to the colorful, tiled interface of the impending flagship operating system as “Windows 8 Style UI”. That lacks flare, ...
PC World

Windows 8 Start Menu Shows Metro User Interface Creeping In

Another day, another Windows 8 screenshot released by Microsoft. This time, the company has revealed a new Start menu that sports the “Metro” user interface found in Windows phones and elsewhere in ...
dbta

Windows 8 is More Than Just Metro

Coverage of Windows 8 has understandably focused on the revolutionary Metro interface. Many believe that this new interface, while fine for tablets and phones, is a step backwards for desktop ...
CNET

Windows 8 designer: Why Microsoft forced Metro on us all

A purported UX designer for Microsoft reveals why the "love it or hate it" Metro environment is the default in Windows 8. Lance Whitney Contributing Writer Lance Whitney is a freelance technology ...
Small Business Computing

First Looks: Windows 8 Metro Interface

Metro, the new Windows 8 interface, is causing an equal measure of excitement and consternation across the Web. The new tablet-style interface that uses tiles to launch your favorite applications — ...
ZDNet

Windows 8 Consumer Preview nears -- what we know about Metro apps

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ExtremeTech

Analyzing the Windows 8 Metro/Desktop interface train wreck

I broke my half of our Windows 8 review into two smaller parts when I realized that sheer frustration with the Windows 8 Desktop/Metro integration section was threatening to destroy my positive ...
Time

Sorry, Microsoft, the Experts Have Spoken: Windows 8’s Interface Is Called Metro

Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings Microsoft's explanation of Metro, from back in the days when it was ...
InfoWorld

Windows 8 forces other browsers out of Metro playground

Firefox and Google have compelling reason to develop for Metro: Microsoft stacked the deck in the way Windows 8 handles default browsers Firefox and Google have a vested interest in coming up with a ...
ITWire

iTWire - Windows 8: Metro name switched metroff, now: Windows 8

Windows 8: Metro name switched metroff, now: Windows 8 Removing Metro means needing to specify an app works on both Windows RT and Windows 8 (Pro, Enterprise, Server) through the “Windows 8 UI” that ...