Amazon changes app icon after being compared to Hitler

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Amazon has quietly changed the design of its new app icon, replacing the blue ribbon on top that drew some unfavourable comparisons. 9News

Amazon has quietly changed the design of its new app icon, replacing the blue ribbon on top that drew some unfavourable comparisons.will now see a brown box that resembles a parcel with a blue strip that looks like packaging tape above the company's signature arrow in the shape of a smile.

"I completely missed that amazon quietly tweaked its new icon to make it look... less like hitler," wrote Alex Hern, a technology editor for the Guardian, on Twitter. "We designed the new icon to spark anticipation, excitement, and joy when customers start their shopping journey on their phone, just as they do when they see our boxes on their door step," an Amazon spokesperson said. The app icon was tweaked based on user feedback.

 

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