Microsoft's new home page goes 'Metro'

Microsoft's preview of its refreshed home page.

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Microsoft is testing a new version of its home page that completely changes its line-up of products and services depending on whether you're there for"work"or"home."

While the idea of a custom-tailored site is nothing revolutionary in and of itself, Microsoft has managed to go about it in a rather creative way, making use of a Web-based variant of its"Metro"UI that has the page slide from side to side instead of reloading, or having users scroll downwards. The same look and feel as can be found inWindows Phone 7, and therecently-refreshed Surface computer, as well as in other Microsoft products like theZune,Xbox 360, and the Windows Media Center software.

In order to make the change between the two versions of the site, users can click on a tab on the upper right hand corner of the page. Clicking it again toggles it back.

As blogTechFlash notes, the updated version of the site also finally gets around to adding Microsoft's latest tagline,"Be What's Next,"whichleaked outback in June of last year, and made itsbig premierethis past weekend in video advertising during the Golden Globe awards.

Microsoft is currently testing the new look out as a limited preview, though you can opt-in to it byfollowing this link. Once in, users are also able to opt out to go back to the current version of the site.

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