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Microsoft Reveals New Logo for Microsoft Edge

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Re: Microsoft Reveals New Logo for Microsoft Edge

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Post by johnpowell »

dpcan wrote: post #31
sdegutis wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Oh wow. That’s incredibly similar.

I don't agree, other than being blue and having some gradients. The Edge logo looks like an "e", not a fox hugging a globe. The new logo looks good in my opinion. It has earth tones, looks like an "e", has some edges.

This always differs by people. I thought Samsung pretty clearly swiped the Apple look with the early versions of Android. Even beyond the rounded corners. Sure, it isn't a pixel perfect copy. But I do think inspiration was drawn, even if not intentional.

I have a bunch of icons in my dock and the only two that look similar are browsers. (I hacked up a copy of the Edge logo from the article and slapped it on a applescript to put it in my dock)

https://i.imgur.com/fu8zmiQ.png

Re: Microsoft Reveals New Logo for Microsoft Edge

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Post by thrower123 »

cryptozeus wrote: post #24

Good logo but that is not going to have anyone start using edge. They offer nothing new. I think brave is far better and innovative browser if anyone wants to try something different then chrome or FF.

Having a good, standards compliant browser with active development by default will be something I'll much appreciate. I hope this makes it to Windows Server; I am so sick of only being able to use the extra-locked down, terrible version of IE when I have no other choice but to use a browser when remoted into a box.

Re: Microsoft Reveals New Logo for Microsoft Edge

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Post by juped »

mrtksn wrote: post #36
pavlov wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The new Microsoft Edge is Chromium, so at least you won’t be getting those messages.

It's not really about the technology but about what Microsoft did until someone finally managed to take them down. Microsoft has a cool CEO and Bill Gates is just a tad short of an angel these days, however a history of suffering should not be forgotten. What Microsoft did was not benign.

The loss of EdgeHTML is a tragedy for open web ecosystems. Now there are only two.

Re: Microsoft Reveals New Logo for Microsoft Edge

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Post by mxfh »

As far as analogies go, I think it's closest to the chromium logo [1], when kinematically interpreted as some sort of extruding shell segments [2], or blades of an aperture (Aperture Science). Overall it's visual language elements are surely intentionally aligned well centered in a space between IE ℮, Chrome and Firefox.

[1] current: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chromium_11_Logo.svg

[2] old chromium(2009-2011): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chromium_Logo.svg https://codereview.chromium.org/2806029/patch/1/61

Re: Microsoft Reveals New Logo for Microsoft Edge

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Post by dyarosla »

sdegutis wrote: post #26
mthoms wrote: post #10

Firefox Developer Edition logo for comparison: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Fi...

Oh wow. That’s incredibly similar.

I’d say Microsoft’s new logo is far more reminiscent of Google Chromium- not Firefox.
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