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• Segoe vs Frutiger

  Interesting section in the Wikipedia entry for the Microsoft typeface Segoe. In 2004 Linotype protested about the similarities between Frutiger and Segoe. 

  “In deciding such cases, the EU looks at type specimens at 16 point size. At that point size, subtle differences between similar but genuinely different fonts may not be noticeable. On the other hand, this practice prevents font makers from plagiarizing font designs and then introducing tiny differences into the pirated font designs for the sole purpose of gaining licensing”

  I have always wondered what criteria they used. You are going to see a lot more of Segoe as the typeface in the UI of Windows 8 and Windows Metro for its phone OS.

  
  

  11 Jan 2012