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1. Fred

   May 21st, 2009 at 12:03 am

   You’re kidding, right? The negative space doesn’t just ‘resemble’ the top right corner, the whole shape is -exactly- the corner of the windows logo.

2. RC

   May 21st, 2009 at 12:11 am

   Hey…yeah it is the corner of the Windows logo. I didn’t care for it before I knew that….but since I had to have it pointed out to me and I didn’t like it beforehand, eh.

   Isn’t the Windows 7 logo that counts, that smaller one to the left. I imagine that’s what people will be seeing 75% of the time, instead of that big swoopy seven.

3. Garion

   May 21st, 2009 at 12:17 am

   it could also represent an arrow moving towards the light?

   I’m paying too much attention to my English Communication class

4. John Sedlak

   May 21st, 2009 at 2:03 am

   Got to love that lens flare…

   Welcome to the 1990s Microsoft artists!

5. TurboFool

   May 21st, 2009 at 2:06 am

   I didn’t notice it before, but yes, I’d have to say it looks to be EXACTLY the same shape as that corner. Which would explain why they’re doing the face-out on the edges instead of hard edges, since it’s a snippet of the logo. Anyone care to run it through PhotoShop or something to verify it’s as specific as it looks?

   Honestly, though, I’m pretty well convinced. Yes, it took you mentioning it (and poo-pooing it) for me to see it, but honestly it looks pretty darn clear, ESPECIALLY due to the fade-out.

6. Long Zheng

   May 21st, 2009 at 2:10 am

   @TurboFool: Using the official Windows logo, it is not an exact match. It requires you to rotate either the logo or the 7, and even still, the degree of the curves do not match perfectly. I do however agree it looks like close enough from a side by side comparison.

7. Albert

   May 21st, 2009 at 3:51 am

   From first sight, it always looked to me like the corner of the Windows logo and then noticed it was a supposed “7.” I don’t like it because of that; since I keep feeling like it’s missing something.

8. ollyc12

   May 21st, 2009 at 4:51 am

   nah, its 7 in heaven innit

9. Quikboy

   May 21st, 2009 at 2:05 pm

   I like this one much better:
   http://cid-01ca34b674d84900.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/.HomePhotos/28 72168542%7C_480e0e4f16%7C_o1.jpg

10. Arun (sreearun)

    May 22nd, 2009 at 2:53 pm

    What is a negative space?

11. rajo

    May 22nd, 2009 at 9:54 pm

    That is so incredibly corny and unprofessional. GUI team must be really angry at promo team!

12. Piyush

    May 23rd, 2009 at 2:51 am

    Hey, Long!

    I believe it has been taken off.

13. chris

    May 24th, 2009 at 10:03 am

    even this page got some updates to the background header

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/Personalize

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