WP owes most of it's success to the UI, it is the very reason it became so popular. It continues to this day to sooth and empower end users, so much so that the

WP owes most of it's success to the UI, it is the very reason it became so popular. It continues to this day to sooth and empower end users, so much so that the actual users often think they are developers, that is what you call a successful interface. WP lead the way with UI more so than any platform, much like Apple, they realize the importance of UX. If you think the UI is painful that I don't have a lot of faith in your ability to objectively judge interfaces especially in the context of history.