All of this may be true. It raises the question: why has a better way not won out? It seems to me that the better user experience that would be gained by a dif

All of this may be true. It raises the question: why has a better way not won out? It seems to me that the better user experience that would be gained by a different approach has not been worth the (perceived or actual) hit to developer experience. Or in a sentence: users do not seem to care enough to make it worthwhile.