> Minimalism is about having less detail. I think you’re onto something - the distinction between minimalism (philosophically) vs minimalistic design (the wate

> Minimalism is about having less detail. I think you’re onto something - the distinction between minimalism (philosophically) vs minimalistic design (the watered down version used colloquially). One is a way of living, another is cramming as many features as possible while keeping things intuitive. I’ve given this a lot of thought - and I know some people hated buttons/love the sleek aesthetics without them. Perhaps the reasonable thing would have been to offer it at an add-on/option. I am willing to bet this was debated internally. They likely dropped it in favour of the simple design to reduce costs/time/dependency and optimize the speed of manufacturing.