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Netscape recently changed their program icon in their newer version browser. The main different of both old and new icon are the previous one was fancy, shinny and semi 3-D like, which is just like all other millions of program icons, and the new one is simple and flat, which is very refreshing to see. I think this is a very interesting change to see because Microsoft just made EVERY icon look ridiculously fancy and shinny in their new operating system Vista. This shinny icon idea is actually started by apple, which is quite successfully done. It is not hard to imagine why Microsoft would follow because they want to compete with apple’s operating system in terms of esthetics. However, they are just too over the top and by the time they’ve done it, the icon tread have already changed.