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I think what GP is saying is that there has been a paradigm shift away from unintuitive maximalist apps that are fast once learnt to intuitive minimalist apps t

I think what GP is saying is that there has been a paradigm shift away from unintuitive maximalist apps that are fast once learnt to intuitive minimalist apps that are slow as treacle because everything is in size 16pt font and designed for the first time user. Both have their downsides so in a way software has always been 'crap' but the ways in which it sucks have changed. I've worked on 'revamp' or 'refresh' projects and it's all about stripping out features with the misguided idea that somehow one particular piece of functionality is a vastly more important value proposition to the user than all the other features.

solarkraft 6y ago
> the misguided idea that somehow one particular piece of functionality is a vastly more important value proposition to the user than all the other features But isn't that mostly true? Doesn't have most software you use have a few core features, some you sometimes use and some you never use? A good UX revamp orders correctly these to appeal to most people (but of course too many are too aggressive about removing things).