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nikatwork on Oct 29, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Screenshots from developers and Unix people taken ...

> The icons tell you nothing; I'd rather have simple english words.

Gmail is also guilty of this crime, although at least you can configure it to use text labels. No, I don't want to learn your particular abstract iconography just so I can read my frickin' mail.

And don't get me started on the unholy abominations that are the new iPhone Music and Podcast interface workflows. Wtf.

crucini on Oct 30, 2015 [–]

I think some sort of "Iron Law" is at work here - a company never does better than needed.

Apple has such vast lockin and momentum that they can make bad UI decisions and probably suffer no consequences.

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