I don't think the comparison works. Music generally is what people want to listen to for its own sake. UI is disconnected from what people want; everybody wan

I don't think the comparison works. Music generally is what people want to listen to for its own sake. UI is disconnected from what people want; everybody wants to do something, and UI is how you get there. As is in-app advertising, electricity, and so on. And not only is UI tied to other things that aren't available a la carte, but the whole package is frequently chosen by someone (corporate software) who will never experience the UI and didn't talk to anyone who will on the subject. So I think it's a fallacy to assert that UI is in general what the public prefers. The same fallacy as saying consumers want binding arbitration, or melamine in their milk, or surveillance advertising.