It’s fair to say that design has moved on in the last 34 years. Totally subjective whether you think it’s all been for the better. But macOS is self-evidently more usable now than it was then; a lot more people are using it. I imagine fairly few of them would be happy if Apple decided to abandon this Liquid Glass idea and return to System 7 design instead.
bigyabai
Along the same line of logic we could argue that Windows became more usable since XP because more computers have it installed. Computer demand is an extenuating factor that doesn't really reflect the quality of UX design.
raframOP
Most people definitely find Windows 11 easier to use than XP, yes. That’s what the comically large click targets and icons are for.
bigyabai
Okay, now argue your point. How does the install-base of a computer system possibly reflect the quality of it's UX on a timescale as large as 30 years?
A downward trend since 1991?
It’s fair to say that design has moved on in the last 34 years. Totally subjective whether you think it’s all been for the better. But macOS is self-evidently more usable now than it was then; a lot more people are using it. I imagine fairly few of them would be happy if Apple decided to abandon this Liquid Glass idea and return to System 7 design instead.