I attended Remix 08 last year where Microsoft's Bill Buxton surprised me with talk about how he loves Google, Apple and the iPod, then continued to talk about how design should be at the heart of all software and, not as it appears with most older microsoft software, an afterthought. Microsoft have traditionally been responsible for some pretty horrible sites. If you've ever used the Microsoft Partner website you'll know what I mean. Well looking at some of the newer Microsoft sites and software they've definitely been upping their game recently with regards to design. Take a look at a few of these and see if you agree:
They're certainly not cutting edge design but are a giant leap from the older Microsoft sites.
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