Yes it was. But such consistency is double edged sword because it also leads to “if all you have is a hammer” UIs where UI elements are abused for roles that th

Yes it was. But such consistency is double edged sword because it also leads to “if all you have is a hammer” UIs where UI elements are abused for roles that they shouldn’t be used for, because the alternative custom UI costs so much development time. In general I’d say UIs are much better these days functionally, at the cost of much less consistent look and feel (UX) across apps.