This is a reply I sent (several weeks ago) in response to Google asking me to take a survey asking why I did not like the Google’s “new” look.
“I answered this question earlier, but I was unable to (exactly) put my finger on why I disliked the new look. However, I think it has something to do with the decision to use icons or pictures on your “buttons” rather than the word, ex: the “delete” button has been replaced with the garbage can icon button, and with the color scheme, the icons/buttons tend to blend in more with the background so visually it, well, to put bluntly, sucks. No me gusta. Hell, I don’t know, maybe I’m just getting old” (it was at this point that I reached my character limit of 500)
What I would have written if I had more space… “Shit just seems to be changing quicker these days than I’m comfortable with, and that is what bugs me. I completely realize that change is going to happen, and that some of it is for the better. However, it seems that lately it is accelerating; faster than I can keep up. I can’t help but wonder if new for the sake of newness (rather than actually being better) is really that important.”
I guess this is a gripe for the ages. I’m likely not the first, nor the last one, who will think/write/say this, or something similar.
So there’s that.
Now get off my lawn!
