I think Microsoft's interfaces have been improving gradually since the Zune came out. I know no one likes to admit it, but Vista, from a UI standpoint, was wor

I think Microsoft's interfaces have been improving gradually since the Zune came out. I know no one likes to admit it, but Vista, from a UI standpoint, was worlds better than XP, and Windows 7 even more so. The fact that Windows Phone 7 is clean and elegant is not a surprise to me. What's interesting is that UI has finally broken down to its simplest aspects. Anyone who owns a Zune will verify this for you. The menus are just text, yet they're still beautiful. It's like navigating a work of art. The only direction now is for interfaces to become simple past the point of understandability. Basically, we'll have the exact opposite problem.