The link is to a designer talking about how technology has led us to a design world that is mostly driven by nostalgia. I personally don’t see it as being applicable here as it deals with big design houses not hobbies, but I can see why someone might think it is.
What a designer might call nostalgia an actual user of an OS might call standard, or maybe even intuitive. The point of an operating system is to be used. If it’s pretty, that’s a bonus. Usability by the target audience is the primary concern.
If you don’t understand my comment, ok. It was offered with zero comment. What’s to understand?
If you’re saying you don’t understand the _juxtaposition_ of a fashion designer talking about trends in fashion, and how that language compares to the language surrounding trends in OS GUI. Well, then you can take the whole idea with the same regard I gave in making it. Do you see? It’s just an _idea_, and you’re welcome to reject it (-4 and counting).