First, I dispute saying that just because it's touch based, the iPad doesn't have a Graphical User Interface. Second, another kind of device which got a no-hol

First, I dispute saying that just because it's touch based, the iPad doesn't have a Graphical User Interface. Second, another kind of device which got a no-holds-barred canvas to create beautiful and stylized interaction-based content was the DVD. The DVD menus for a LOT of titles are seriously crappy. Even though Nielsen might err on the side of caution, he definitely has a point. People without guidelines have been producing pretty-but-non-functional GUIs before. Let's not keep the traditions alive.