Consider that prior to “flat UI” we had that glossy highlight look on almost everything which definitely hampered readability: the Windows 7 Win32 default menub

Consider that prior to “flat UI” we had that glossy highlight look on almost everything which definitely hampered readability: the Windows 7 Win32 default menubar tops my Hall of Shame just for how inescapable it was (e.g. turning off Aero Glass didn’t affect menubar styles) Anyway, I’m still sticking with flat-ish, minimal UI - the leather look in iOS notes was a cute gimmick, but it gets old and would require retexturing in every release to stay fresh - no doubt Apple didn’t want to have to do that every year until iOS ceases being relevant.