Microsoft should hire Scott Forstall to run Windows
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> Don’t accept an interaction design where the Pictures and Calendar app icons on the Start Screen take up 50% of the screen.
I didn't see the point either, but after trying a WPhone, I think this is actually a practical decision : When you have events in the calendar going on, having them displayed on the rectangle is useful.
The pictures one is useless, but since you can change its size to a square, I don't see the problem.