Seems to me not to be about Right and Wrong, decisions on aesthetics are not so binary. Usefulness does not mean that it is tasteful, Microsoft has chosen this

Seems to me not to be about Right and Wrong, decisions on aesthetics are not so binary. Usefulness does not mean that it is tasteful, Microsoft has chosen this licensing scheme. It's perfectly possible for this information to be hidden and still be available when needed. Particularly when Microsoft has so much persuasive power in this industry. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilitarianism_(architecture) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilitarianism_(architecture)