Not entirely. But most message boxes acted as modal interfaces for non-modal tasks, making them incredible annoying. Good riddance. However, message boxes sti

Not entirely. But most message boxes acted as modal interfaces for non-modal tasks, making them incredible annoying. Good riddance. However, message boxes still have a place when dealing with the rare modal task. Back in 1995, Alan Cooper mentioned this trend in _About Face_ (his book on UI design, still a good read today).