Nielsen, in 2012, had some particularly striking examples of "bloated, yet barren": https://www.nngroup.com/articles/windows-8-disappointing-usability/ https://

Nielsen, in 2012, had some particularly striking examples of "bloated, yet barren": https://www.nngroup.com/articles/windows-8-disappointing-usability/ https://www.nngroup.com/articles/windows-8-disappointing-usa... Since then, details were improved, but the overall concept has never felt natural or appealing for me. It always feels like something I have to work against. (And I usually do appreciate reasonable white space, distinctive typography, and clear geometry.)