I hate it too. I understand what people had against it though because Apple (led by Scott Forstall) took it wayyyy too far at one point. The notepad, the game c

I hate it too. I understand what people had against it though because Apple (led by Scott Forstall) took it wayyyy too far at one point. The notepad, the game center, it was a joke. It became its own objective. I think the current bland flatness is a kneejerk reaction to that (kicked off by Jony Ive who was probably angered by Forstall's design).