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Apple has mysteriously redesigned the Windows logo

Apple has seemingly redesigned the logo for Windows 10, an odd move considering the company doesn't control the branding of Microsoft's products.

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The change appears on Apple's tech-support website for iCloud Calendar with no explanation for why the standard Windows 10 logo was not used.

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The new Windows 10 logo, according to Apple. Business Insider

Alongside the correct logos for iOS, OS X, and iCloud.com, the "Microsoft Windows" logo is conspicuous for being an actual window, albeit one that closely mirrors the design of the real Windows 10 logo, which is below.

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The real Windows 10 logo. Microsoft

Business Insider has reached out to both Apple and Microsoft to ask about why the real Windows 10 logo didn't make it.

The reason is unlikely malicious, however, as the two companies have an increasingly friendly relationship.

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