I think it's much simpler -- it's about the focus on design over usefulness. I really don't care if the u/x looks like someone's weekend VB project as long as

I think it's much simpler -- it's about the focus on design over usefulness. I really don't care if the u/x looks like someone's weekend VB project as long as it does what I want in an obvious, discoverable way. Some of the worst things in web (and desktop) u/x seem to come from the design-side of the house and are more about some 1950's design ethic of what would look good in a magazine layout, rather than treating the computer as a tool that gets shit done. (Of course, some sites _are_ magazines, and they get a pass...) I feel the same about iOS apps -- they are all adventure games. And in-place editing on a phone? Just fill the whole freaking screen with a big editor window in a giant font where I can target the cursor with my fingers, and let me submit it to the field when I'm done. And get off my lawn! :)