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Jason Fried notes that The days of consistency are over. It sure looks like. Today Microsoft previewed Office 12 with a totally new UI - while some components of Office 12 (OneNote comes to my mind) seem to stick to the "old-fashioned" Look & Feel.
Here are some rambling thoughts of mine on the whole topic viewed from the humble perspective of software developer working on a cross-platform desktop application.
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» the value of consistency from Sarah Allen's Weblog
David at 37signals writes that the days of consistency are over (via HMK's Spurious Thoughts: "With the introduction of iTunes 5, Apple removed all and any doubts. The days of consistency for user interfaces in the look and feel department... [Read More]
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