I think skeuomorphism went a bit too far and became almost comical at times, but I agree that there has been a massive over correction. I think the real driving

I think skeuomorphism went a bit too far and became almost comical at times, but I agree that there has been a massive over correction. I think the real driving factor has been scaling. It is the same reason why ever logo looks the same. It needs to look good on a 4 inch screen and a 400 inch screen and that is hard to do unless you simplify the design down to the most basic elements.