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There is a big difference between convergent evolution and wholesale copying.

• rhizome 16y ago
  It's not convergent evolution when people are copying, but copying doesn't obviate emerging aesthetics. Once upon a time, websites did not all have menu bars across the top, is this a result of despicable copying, or of lots of people simply deciding it was a good idea? Whether or not I think a given UX trope is useful is irrelevant to others choosing so.
  • joshu 16y ago
    Straw man. We are discussing wholesale duplication.
    • rhizome 16y ago
      My assertion is quantity-neutral. I simply don't think it matters how much is copied, just the fact that any copying is going on at all signals that the look and functionality is having an influence.