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I completely understand what you are saying but I have my doubts having a design centralization is the way to go. We see now that OSX is getting closer and clos

by iaskwhy 15y ago

I completely understand what you are saying but I have my doubts having a design centralization is the way to go. We see now that OSX is getting closer and closer to iOS thus getting OSX less usable and discoverable (try to use Finder only with the left mouse button like most people do; the scroll bar gone by default; etc). I have the feeling having Windows 8 (for computers) being created by the same people who did Metro UI (for mobile devices) is not the way to go.

Adaptive 15y ago
I'm in agreement with these points. I'd extend your point by saying that centralized design "control" has a major risk. Apple devs definitely follow the design principles espoused by apple, but the problem is the design is starting to go bad. Apple has confused pretty and faux-real with good design. The desktop experience needs to be shaken up and I'm glad it's happening, but I don't like what's being produced by either iOS/Lion or Win 8.