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dsQTbR7Y5mRHnZv on March 27, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Firefox UI/UX History

As people engage with many more devices on a day to day basis, applications have moved away from "matching the rest of the OS" and towards "consistency of the look an feel across all platforms".

It's still "consistent", just on a different dimension (app-wise instead of OS-wise).

I know HN favors the former, but I don't mind the latter too much. Especially when products are able to strike a nice balance like Outlook on Windows & Mac.

rhn_mk1 on March 28, 2022 [–]

> people engage with many more devices on a day to day basis

Do they actually? I'm guessing most people in the world have one smartphone, followed by those who have a laptop to match it.

I would be careful to say that most people have more than one device though, which means a vast number see no consistency at all.

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