That's the squarest site ever! I take it IE *still* doesn't support rounded corn...

jrockway · on June 29, 2012

I don't think that's it. That's what the UI on Windows Phone and Surface looks like, so I'm guessing it's intentional.

Personally, I am fucking sick of rounded corners, so seeing the right angles here really made me happy. I'm guessing their designers felt the same way.

waiwai933 · on June 28, 2012

IE9 and IE10 both support rounded corners, but honestly speaking, I think the design they have would be worse with rounded corners.

mc32 · on June 28, 2012

Specially taking Metro into consideration which is very much about right angles.

brudgers · on June 29, 2012

What is the advantage of rounded corners?

simonrobb · on June 29, 2012

Rounded corners are known to draw attention inward while angular edges "point" outward, which could make rounded corners a better choice for content containers from the usability perspective. An interesting discussion on the topic here: http://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/11150/how-do-rounded-c...

OTOH, I love the feel of Metro and wouldn't change to rounded corners for the world.

outworlder · on June 29, 2012

Obligatory: http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Round_Rects_Are_E...