Microsoft is putting the sexy into unsexy software
I haven’t used SharePoint for nearly a decade, and I never thought I’d want to voluntarily use it again. That changed this week after Microsoft revealed its latest sizzle video. The software giant usually reserves these for new Surface hardware or flashy Windows and Office features, but this latest one (see above) is all about SharePoint “innovations.”
It’s colorful, pretty, and makes SharePoint seem sexy instead of the boring corporate intranet website that most people associate it with. Microsoft’s video also contains the bubbles that form part of the new SharePoint logo — part of a broader revamp of the company’s Office icons that are rolling out right now. It also includes a bunch of Microsoft’s Fluent Design elements that form part…
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