Their latest OS design shows they are quite capable of falling for gimmicks

I work in UI in enterprise, where slight color shade differences between releases can cause uproar. I cannot imagine the thought process behind liquid glass in any sense.

OSX's Aqua was also an insanely bold UI with a lot of gimmicks, but was still usable for the most part. I'm so very curious about the internal discussions around this.

	▲	copperx 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		It was a different time, too. I remember being starstruck after seeing the UI. Windows looked overwhelmingly grey in comparison.

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piskov 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The guy responsible is fortunately out of Apple

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makeitdouble 3 days ago | parent [-]

That would be fine if he was a lone wolf and nobody supported his vision, or if his whole org moved out with him.

	▲	Eric_WVGG 3 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Several of his “lieutenants” are following, actually. His successor Stephen Lemay has exactly the kind of pedigree a person who cares about UI could ask for. There's a lot to be optimistic about. https://daringfireball.net/2025/12/bad_dye_job
	▲	outside1234 3 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		I have no idea what's going on but Apple is an extremely top down place. Its entirely possible that Apple pivots on a dime after the departure of the baffoon.
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