The software giant continues its march toward releasing its upcoming operating system, debuting a new logo that does away with the flaglike design of Windows past. Jay Greene, a CNET senior writer ...

The “f” and “t” in the name “Microsoft” are connected in the new logo, just as they were in the old. “It was one of the subtleties we thought we could bring forward,” Hansen said.

Windows XP might just be one of the most beloved versions of ... Microsoft turned to a company called Frog Design to create a new logo and help shape the look and feel of the UI and taskbars.