> I have seen some attitudes that are strongly against doing this even going back to the days of WinAmp where people were arguing passionately that custom user interfaces like that should not be permitted. On the other hand lots (I would guess millions) Opted for WinAmp precisely because of it's UI customization. It wasn't for everybody, but optional things do not need to be for everybody.
This really needs to be printed out and displayed on a billboard.
The existence of options, and other people making choices, is not a threat. There needs to be space for nonfunctional whimsicality. A music player is a good place for it. An aircraft console is probably not a good place for it.
> I have seen some attitudes that are strongly against doing this even going back to the days of WinAmp where people were arguing passionately that custom user interfaces like that should not be permitted. On the other hand lots (I would guess millions) Opted for WinAmp precisely because of it's UI customization. It wasn't for everybody, but optional things do not need to be for everybody.
This really needs to be printed out and displayed on a billboard.
The existence of options, and other people making choices, is not a threat. There needs to be space for nonfunctional whimsicality. A music player is a good place for it. An aircraft console is probably not a good place for it.