This is a tired meme. Apple's use of translucent elements was not well received when they first did it (and I'm not certain it is highly regarded now, either):

This is a tired meme. Apple's use of translucent elements was not well received when they first did it (and I'm not certain it is highly regarded now, either): http://daringfireball.net/linked/2007/06/19/ntmb http://daringfireball.net/linked/2007/06/19/ntmb http://daringfireball.net/linked/2007/11/09/translucent http://daringfireball.net/linked/2007/11/09/translucent