I think of it more like this...Skorpius wrote: Unfortunately, since Microsoft "re-invented" the flat and ugly 2D look of late 80s software for Windows 8, more and more developers have followed this trend, obviously believing that such a trend should be followed, no matter how big the loss of esthetics. The current versions of software applications that have been around for years (like CCleaner, for example) all look worse than a few years ago, now that they have followed the Windows 8 esthetics trend. That's my humble opinion, anyway.
... practical and adaptable given the higher number of devices and screen resolutions currently in use.