Quote Originally Posted by Emeroogork View Post
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Meanwhile, What are the differences between 2010, 2012, 2103 and the alleged 2013 versions? Is there a nice chart somewhere? Maybe I can stem the tide away from 2012 before it is too late.

Still, I have never seen any justification, not even one, for this "flattening" and new "Make-all-options-look-Disabled" Themes.

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The 2013 version isn't alleged. The 2015 version is eagerly awaited, by me, though I have no idea when it will be released. I don't believe there is a justification for the flattening. I believe that MS probably hired somebody with a ponytail and a goatee who was assigned to be "artistic", and who subsequently decided to put their stamp on the interface by altering ALL the icons, the appearance of the menus (ALL CAPS, rather than Proper Case), and mess with the page appearance. An MS rep who delivered a keynote at a conference I recently attended stated that they "had heard us", which is why 2015 is moving back towards the beautiful 2010, artistically.