Windows 8 set out to change that by redesigning the UI to make most touch targets much bigger, and add lots of padding around them. And many highly visible part

Windows 8 set out to change that by redesigning the UI to make most touch targets much bigger, and add lots of padding around them. And many highly visible parts of Windows (and other MS apps) still live with these design compromises. It can be done. Many would even call this "modern" and "clean" design.