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Their latest OS design shows they are quite capable of falling for gimmicks

I work in UI in enterprise, where slight color shade differences between releases can cause uproar. I cannot imagine the thought process behind liquid glass in any sense.

OSX's Aqua was also an insanely bold UI with a lot of gimmicks, but was still usable for the most part. I'm so very curious about the internal discussions around this.

It was a different time, too. I remember being starstruck after seeing the UI. Windows looked overwhelmingly grey in comparison.

The guy responsible is fortunately out of Apple

That would be fine if he was a lone wolf and nobody supported his vision, or if his whole org moved out with him.

I have no idea what's going on but Apple is an extremely top down place. Its entirely possible that Apple pivots on a dime after the departure of the baffoon.

Several of his “lieutenants” are following, actually.

His successor Stephen Lemay has exactly the kind of pedigree a person who cares about UI could ask for. There's a lot to be optimistic about. https://daringfireball.net/2025/12/bad_dye_job

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