Agreed. The problem was murkier in the 1980s. Another factor: there wasn't much reason for the original Mac team to think about multi-tasking. If the original

Agreed. The problem was murkier in the 1980s. Another factor: there wasn't much reason for the original Mac team to think about multi-tasking. If the original Mac had supported multiple app windows open at the same time, they might have designed menubar behavior differently.