[Nition]

The older OS's with their simple interfaces and clear buttons were easier for non-technical people as well. I'm not certain who they're really optimising for now, exactly... shareholders?

[wlesieutre]

Large teams of designers that need to justify their existence by changing things

[jychang]

Nah, that's a cop out answer. Can't blame everything on shareholders when all the major Linux DEs do the same.