It may be the subject for another article, but this emulation of old stuff feels like a juvenile gimmick, much like the old gummy-drop Aqua interface feels old and dated now. In this regard, perhaps Apple software people should have taken a page from Jon Ive and his cronies: Simplify the interface, get rid of the things that don’t add any information to the user, all the useless adornments. I’d have loved to see a user interface that echoed Apple’s own hardware and use of typography.
