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Dev channel update to 80.0.361.5 is live
Isn't this discussion about whether folders should be yellow, outlined, or customisable shades a wider question about the overall look and feel of Microsoft products as a whole? Is Windows 10 Fluent Design the go-to standard, are there different standards across other products such as Microsoft Office and Azure? Or is Chromium Edge something different?
Graham-STMC I think part of the problem is that what constitutes "Fluent" continues to change (perhaps "evolve" would be a more gracious way of putting it). For example, the Acrylic transparency that was such a hit with some of Edge Legacy's users was a specific implementation of a broader idea, not the exact specification to be followed pixel-for-pixel by successors: https://medium.com/microsoft-design/evolving-the-microsoft-fluent-design-system-9b37fb890c82. I feel like the implication here is that we should be trying to integrate all of Microsoft's products to be more cohesive-feeling, and it's a sentiment that I absolutely agree with.
josh_bodner So many comment that the Android ecosystem is so fragmented, personally I think Microsoft has a great opportunity, perhaps starting with Edge, to provide something special that makes its products and services stand out or even shine, with one standard. There are many great design elements in all of them from Office through Skype and here with Edge. I realise there is perhaps a history of different departments fighting but perhaps under the current leadership, and the great innovations such as the forums for Insiders, a focus should be possible.
To me the transparent tiles of Windows Phone 8.1 were amazing - but the overall look was spoilt by the odd brand that needed a specific look. Perhaps it is an impossible task in today's need for recognition but there should be some commonality.
- I'm glad that Microsoft launcher exists on Android so i can have the same look and feel, even the location of app shortcuts, when I change my phone.
