Could Microsoft be hoping to use 'Mod' as a replacement for 'Metro'? A new trademark application



From All About Microsoft:

Might this be Microsoft's long-awaited replacement for "Metro"? In August 2012, just before launching Windows 8, Microsoft officials conceded that the company would no longer be using "Metro" to describe the tiled interface and design language at the heart of its Windows Phone and Windows operating systems. Though Microsoft officials never admitted publicly the reason for the pull-back, a naming dispute with the German partner Metro Group is believed to be the reason behind Microsoft's Metro naming crisis.

Since that time, different teams at Microsoft have used different words as substitutes for "Metro" and "Metro-Style." Some teams have favored "immersive," while others have used "Windows Store" or "Windows 8." And still others have used the word "Modern" as the replacement for Metro.

  Microsoft applies for trademark on 'Mod'