i would help to answer your question about the color, the better logo can be implement into different background condition. for example : in your splash images, the logo can use single color (bright one, like white), if logo want to implement into your connect files image, you can use logo in original color (full). so, basicly designer will know and provide all possible logo in all possible condition (full color, single color, black/white etc).
i will update the my logo to into this two condition :)
Can we try another type of consistency, all corners are flat. I mean, keep top flat, make bottom flat. I don't mean the same bottomline or height for each of them. Just end both ends of each bar flat.