Ever since the GUI lawsuit with Apple (yes, the one from 25 years ago), I think Microsoft has been stuck in this middle ground of design where they can’t actual

Ever since the GUI lawsuit with Apple (yes, the one from 25 years ago), I think Microsoft has been stuck in this middle ground of design where they can’t actually design things the “right” way, as to avoid possible lawsuits. Maybe that’s not a real thing they should be worried about, but it has at least made them gun shy. This how we got things like “Recycle Bin” instead of the obvious trash can, and all kinds of other oddities.