| Why be so hostile against anyone that designs around it??? |
...see my previous comments. People feel hostile to what the symbol represents, they can't hit at what they really dislike so they hit out at the symbol. It doesn't matter in that case that other people might like it etc, just that they don't, so they say so loudly to get some of their dislike for what it represents off their chest. It's human nature. If you choose to use a symbol that can invoke strong feelings in some people then you'll get comments from some of them.
To maybe make it clear, (and I'm not saying the Windows logo is in any way related or equivellent, just using a more extreem example to make a point), imagine if you used a swastika on a wallpaper, or a burning cross...there are some people who would /like/ such wallpaper (not I!), but you wouldn't be surprised when people shouted about it.
It's simple:
Symbol => -ve connotations in some people => -ve comments
It's how people work...if you don't like it, I don't see much you can do about it I'm afraid.
