Oh hai there, Microsoft! How you guys doin’ over in Redmond, VA? Looking for a bit of change? Getting bored? This morning, seemingly out of nowhere, Microsoft released their new, brushed up image. Instead if the bold italics we have grown to know and love, we now have 4 coloured squares and a softer feeling “Microsoft”

Microsoft posted this along with the promotional video:

“It’s been 25 years since we updated the Microsoft logo. Now is the perfect time for a change. Learn more at http://aka.ms/logo”

On their official blog, they go into a bit more detail:

On the company’s official blog Microsoft goes into more detail:

“It’s been 25 years since we’ve updated the Microsoft logo and now is the perfect time for a change. This is an incredibly exciting year for Microsoft as we prepare to release new versions of nearly all of our products. From Windows 8 to Windows Phone 8 to Xbox services to the next version of Office, you will see a common look and feel across these products providing a familiar and seamless experience on PCs, phones, tablets and TVs. This wave of new releases is not only a reimagining of our most popular products, but also represents a new era for Microsoft, so our logo should evolve to visually accentuate this new beginning.”

See the promo video below:

[click here for mobile friendly viewing]

[via PocketLint]

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