I think the idea that UI was consistent between 1992 and 2012 is laughable. It’s nostalgia and rose colored glasses. Cross platform applications were often bas

I think the idea that UI was consistent between 1992 and 2012 is laughable. It’s nostalgia and rose colored glasses. Cross platform applications were often based on entirely different codebases and looked nothing like each other or their native host OS. Examples: AOL Instant Messenger, Microsoft Office (persists to this day), Internet Explorer Macintosh compared to Windows. If applications like Slack are bad at being a part of the host OS then we can’t ignore the fact that this isn’t anything new. Numerous applications completely disregarded their host OS design language. Examples: Every Java application, RealPlayer, WinAmp, iTunes, America Online, Macromedia/Adobe Flash and Shockwave apps, HyperCard, the list goes on and on.