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by john_w_t_b 4766 days ago
Interesting point. Windows 3.1 had a fairly flat design too.

http://toastytech.com/guis/win31default.png

Simplicity is more important than flat design. Can your interface be used by a five year old child or an eighty year old grandparent without instruction? Terminal does not pass that test.