Comment by mschuster91

> There is a huge blindspot, I've noticed, where people mistake familiarity for ease of use (and other qualities too).

The "legacy" Windows design isn't just so beloved because of familiarity, but because it actually provides visual cues to users [1], and the backstory on how it was designed is also interesting [2].

I know that there was an even more detailed article floating around here on HN but I can't find it offhand.

[1] https://twitter.com/tuomassalo/status/978717292023500805

[2] https://socket3.wordpress.com/2018/02/03/designing-windows-9...