Microsoft has started to test an update for its many web properties that changes the header bar. The update improves the drop down experience from a large black bar to a cleaner white box that lays on top of the existing content.
The update is a minor tweak but for those of you who are heavy users of Microsoft's many online products that utilize this header, it's a modest change that you will notice once if the update hits your account.
The new layout is posted below and you can see the down arrow has been replaced with the grid style icon.