[eightyone]

Apple isn't going to go Metro-flat, but the next version of iOS will definitely be flatter.

The OS X comparison you are making is bad because before now Jonathan Ive wasn't in charge of user-interface design, Scott Forstall was. Both of them have drastically different aesthetic design tastes.

It's well known that Jonathan Ive finds textures such as the linen and corinthian leather tacky. They will be removed.