Windows 11 emojigate rages on as Microsoft flaunts 3D turtles
What can we glean from this 3D turtle?
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A long time ago, in a galaxy not at all far away (this one), Microsoft released a gigantic blog post showcasingover 1,800 bubbly, three-dimensional emoji. Even Clippy, theprodigal son of Redmond, was included in the 3D revolution. It was a big, joyous moment forWindows 11users, until Microsoft flipped the script and gave its users 2D emoji without a clear explanation of its actions.
There was violence in the digital streets.Windows 11 users were furiousand demanded to know why they’d been denied the glorious, artisanal 3D emoji they’d been teased with only months earlier.A Microsoft employee on Twitterclaimed it was all a big misunderstanding and that Windows 11 was only getting 2D emoji, but other Twitter tweeters pointed to how theWindows UK Twittercontradicted that statement. People wanted concrete, unified answers across the board, and ideally 3D emoji to go along with those answers.
And just when the public uproar was starting to die down, on November 10, 2021, Microsoft reignited the flame with atweet of a 3D turtle:
The turtle isn’t the only emoji getting a turtle-y awesome redesign. Check them out:https://t.co/2ar5bGFnap#Microsoft365pic.twitter.com/pGBn7xWKt7The turtle isn’t the only emoji getting a turtle-y awesome redesign. Check them out:https://t.co/2ar5bGFnap#Microsoft365pic.twitter.com/pGBn7xWKt7— Microsoft 365 (@Microsoft365)November 10, 2021November 10, 2021
One tweetertook Microsoft to taskfor the turtle post, saying “why are you still promoting the 3D emojis when the ones in Windows 11 will be flat?”
Confusion abounds. We’ve reached out to Microsoft for comment on the matter. Hopefully there is clarity on the subject soon, in addition to some sweet, sweet 3D emoji. Until then, emojigate rages on.
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