Pursuits
Microsoft Inspired by London Tube Seeks Sleeker Designs: Tech
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A dozen top Microsoft Corp. designers convened in a conference room at their company headquarters in February 2010 and studied a collage of product screen shots plastered along a 40-foot wall.
People who were there said that while the gadgets and software looked nice by themselves, they appeared to have little in common when viewed all at once.