The menu bar seemed like a compromise to work with a 9" screen. By time 15-17" screens were common, it was of questionable utility. Now in the age of giant scre

The menu bar seemed like a compromise to work with a 9" screen. By time 15-17" screens were common, it was of questionable utility. Now in the age of giant screens, it is absolutely a liability. There's so much room for a Windows-style bar now. Mousing all the way to the top is ridiculous nowadays. I love what Apple does usually, but they are slow to change, especially with UI quirks that are "Apple first" like the menu bar or the no-right click, etc. Ironically, I am more able to appreciate what the Windows team brought to the GUI after a long time of believing the Apple team got it right first (and better.) There's something really logical about attached menu bars and and dumb buttons (minimize, maximize, close). The Start button and task bar combo still holds up. I don't think the NT team really got the praise they deserved from the tech community. A lot of what they did still stands up today as really good design, imo.