I made this point previously on HN about Apple's Find My Friends app: in light of how ridiculous the leather stitching looks, the friendliness of the UI distrac

I made this point previously on HN about Apple's Find My Friends app: in light of how ridiculous the leather stitching looks, the friendliness of the UI distracts users from the reality of how intrusive the app's functionality can be. Imagine Find My Friends with a standard grey/black iOS UI. User reactions would quickly go from 'this is neat' to 'this is scary.'