On Friday, 10 November 2017 at 11:10:30 UTC, Tony wrote:
I don't see any relationship between that iOS picture in the Wiki article and Metro. The idea is RESIZABLE, LIVE tiles. Not effects to make them look 3D or not.
"live tile" meaning the underlying app can dynamically put readable information in the tile. Such as the most recent sender of email and subject, the most recent headline, the item at the top of your todo list, a calendar reminder, current weather information.
