The problem is that "UI expert" isn't enough of a specifier. Someone who makes an interface aesthetically pleasing is not necessarily someone who is capable of

The problem is that "UI expert" isn't enough of a specifier. Someone who makes an interface aesthetically pleasing is not necessarily someone who is capable of designing according to known HCI laws. There are absolute truths in UI design, and there are things which, when you spot them, are a massive tell that functionality has taken a back seat. Moving the start menu from the corner, or otherwise wasting corner or edge space, is one of them.