Yeah, it wasn't always the best experience on desktop, but on tablet and mobile, it helped small screens feel bigger and made apps feel more dynamic and organic

Yeah, it wasn't always the best experience on desktop, but on tablet and mobile, it helped small screens feel bigger and made apps feel more dynamic and organic with live tiles. The emphasis on typography was a nice touch as well. Although it's harder to tell now, a lot of the current UI design for apps draws from the Metro UI style with big, bold fonts for navigational elements, fluid, dynamic, animated content experiences, etc.