Why did UI’s turn from practical to form over function?
E.g. Office 2003 vs Microsoft 365
It’s easy to remember where everything is with a toolbar and menu bar, which allows access to any option in one click and hold move.
Seriously? Big ribbon and massive padding wasting space, as well as the ribbon being clunky to use.
Why did this happen?
Do you think that’s normal? I made very clear in my comment I was referring to the vast majority of people, not a tiny majority of 80s/early 90s software enthusiasts.
As above, do you think that’s normal? I never said literally nobody, anywhere, on planet Earth does this.
Exactly. And that’s fine.
But the vast majority of people prefer UI now over what we had in the 90s.
In your opinion, sure. But that’s not the prevailing opinion.
If people liked it, that’s what we’d have. Surely this is a simple concept?