It might just be nostalgia, but Windows 7 did look good. Be it 7, XP, 2000, etc. I get the feeling the main advantage is a consistent UI. So many apps try to mi

It might just be nostalgia, but Windows 7 did look good. Be it 7, XP, 2000, etc. I get the feeling the main advantage is a consistent UI. So many apps try to mix both desktop and touch oriented interfaces, or create their own "style" by moving everything around, fluffing up the UI and choosing random colors to represent some brand. Come to think of it, windows was already doing that with their ribbon UI, but it wasn't that wide spread(?). The free software world has been having the same issue with GNOME 3 and their client side decoration initiative one the one side, and Electron apps on the other. The desktop is just a mess. It might be inevitable, a product of cross-platform support or too many developers (or designers) trying to influence something. Either way, it is a burden that contributes to the general lack of pleasure most modern computer systems provide (hence why I take refuge in Emacs).