I like the new logo. It's clear, clean and business-like. The 4-color scheme of the Windows logo, in that 2x2 configuration, is very recognizable and very much a part of Microsoft's branding -- see the Microsoft Office logo. By simplifying the iconic Windows symbol and combining it with a revamped "Microsoft" -- no longer having that little cut to it -- the redone font says "business" but the symbol says "life." (I know, I know, it sounds cheesy, but daily business isn't exactly the most exciting thing in the world.) When you consider how pervasive Microsoft is, this actually makes sense. The business world is very much in Microsoft's pocket -- most peoples' work computers use Windows of some fashion. But there's more to life than just business, and Microsoft has a hand in a lot of things in our daily lives.

Honestly I think it's alright. I just think it's funny that it probably took a room-full of marketing experts to come up with the most simple possible logo they could've made. Four boxes and a sans serif font. Don't get much more basic than that.