What makes the new Windows logo appear so weirdly revolting to me is the fact that it is minimalist, but not distinctive. Contrast this to the simplified Apple logo that one sees upon booting OS X-- minimalist, but entirely distinctive.
The new Windows logo is a weirdly parallaxed set of rectangles. Nothing specifically diacritical at all.
EDIT: I think this is why the monochrome Win7 logo that has been posted here is better. It is distinctly Windows, building on decades of brand identity, and a truly unique and iconic. It is almost as if the "flag" shape that Microsoft seems so eager to drop is perhaps their greatest asset.
They've missed the point: minimalism for the sake of minimalism isn't "better". Simple is simple. Beautiful is beautiful.
The new Windows logo is a weirdly parallaxed set of rectangles. Nothing specifically diacritical at all.
EDIT: I think this is why the monochrome Win7 logo that has been posted here is better. It is distinctly Windows, building on decades of brand identity, and a truly unique and iconic. It is almost as if the "flag" shape that Microsoft seems so eager to drop is perhaps their greatest asset.
They've missed the point: minimalism for the sake of minimalism isn't "better". Simple is simple. Beautiful is beautiful.