This is a Pioneer Stereo Receiver SX-850 from just about 50 years ago.

It’s not spying on you.
It doesn’t need firmware updates.
There’s no subscription.
It’s widely compatible with other audio equipment from other manufacturers.
It won’t suddenly decide you can’t listen to explicit lyrics anymore.
It won’t “autocorrect” you, interrupt you with notifications or get hijacked by a botnet.
If a component breaks, it’s pretty easy fixable, even by amateurs.

It still works great, sounds great and looks great and it will probably do so for another 50 years. It’s a piece of useful electronics that you can hand down for literally generations.

Can you do this with modern technology?

Why is modern technology considered “better”?

I posit that app icons serve 2 purposes.

1. Ideally, to convey some aspect of what the app does.

2. To provide a consistent visual for the user to make it easy to find the app on a crowded field of icons.

So, having said that, WHY THE FUCK do companies keep changing the icons of their core apps?? (Looking your way Google)

Are you purposefully trying to hide your products from me and make me hunt for them? 😡

#graphicDesign #UX #Google #Whyyyyyy

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