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		sgdesign on Feb 12, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Flat Pixels I remember that! And look, even back then Microsoft was embracing Flat Design: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/images/press/t... I think the moral of the story is that everybody's design sucked in 1999…

MatthewPhillips on Feb 12, 2013 [–]

That designed was copied by Media Player Classic which is still popular to this day.

Microsoft's flat aesthetic dates back to at least Encarta, which was wonderfully designed.

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