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> The UI is designed for features A, B, and C. We design, test, revise design, test, and so on. There’s more thought and rigor that goes into than you might be thinking.

What you're saying is spot on wrt new features in large corporations. That's not what is usually considered to be a "redesign".

Another thing about this is that these designers aren't actually users of the software they're designing. A recent example I stumbled upon the other day is portainer. It was a fantastic web UI back when docker got started, clearly made by people that had an issue and wanted to solve it. It had issues and warts, but it added value overall.

Nowadays it's not really worth using anymore, because none of the developers or designers actually have ever used it to manage anything themselves. It just doesn't actually solve any issues anymore, despite having lots of pointless features and looking more shiny now.