It's funny because I've always thought NeXTSTEP looked kind of... homely, compared to the classic Mac OS before, and OS X after, which is odd because all were h

It's funny because I've always thought NeXTSTEP looked kind of... homely, compared to the classic Mac OS before, and OS X after, which is odd because all were heavily influenced by Steve Jobs. Maybe it's the detailed-but-not-quite-photorealistic icons? I'm guessing this wasn't the popular opinion at the time (or now), though, based on how much Microsoft copied it.