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An interface even if it's just a user interface is a contract. You can't just go changing it because you want to. Many immature companies do this and think it's innovation. It's not, all your users will have to relearn the new UI change.

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I'm guessing the person you're replying to understands the implication of changing a UI. Maybe, instead of telling them why they're wrong, you could ask them if resistance to UI changes was the problem, or something else was? They were there. Were you?

That attitude is what leads to the AWS console.

As someone who uses AWS console every day at job, I must say I find it pretty usable. I especially like the part that whatever buttons I learned stays in the place, so I don't have to waste time figuring out what the hell I have to press this time.

So if AWS's attitude lead to its console, I think they're doing great.

As someone who uses the AWS console once a month, I find it incredibly confusing and I'm always hunting for the right sub-section. This is the old trope: experts prefer complex and efficient systems, while beginners prefer simplicity.

The AWS console is a bit clunky, but would you really prefer it if it was changing all the time?

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