Indie developers inspired by tiles.
The Windows 8 tile interface that Microsoft showed off a couple weeks ago has been a big hit. The video that Microsoft released has hit 3.7 million views to date. (Click here to see that bit of news.)
While not everyone is thrilled by the tablet inspiration, Microsoft has made it clear that the new interface simply just exists on top of the current, familiar Windows desktop.
With that in mind, some independent developers are working to bring that tile-based UI to Windows 7.WinRumors has highlighted the early work of Italian developer Sergio James Bruccoleri, who is working on a public beta of a Windows 8-like interface that will layer on top of Windows 7.
Bruccoleri says that this demo is in a pre-beta state, and that a public beta will come with "effects and some cool stuffs."
