Comment by tgv

People talk about functionality and features (well, tech people do), but for a large part of the population, the eye demands its share. Your application doesn't look good? Sorry, skipped it already. First use doesn't feel intuitive? Delete. Another app does the same, perhaps even worse, but has funkier colors? Switch.

If a framework cannot provide you with the right looks, you have to to override it. Hence the mess.