Its also interesting how much of what we consider an "easy to use UI" actually just means "Its what I already know".
I have been using linux with gnome for years and I recently had to use a macbook. I wanted to change the sound settings so I opened the global app search thing and typed "Sound" got nothing so I searched "Audio" still nothing so I tried to find the settings app and tried "Settings" still nothing until I remembered the settings app is called "Preferences"
The OSX UI is not hard to use, its just not the same as what I had been using for years so even simple interactions seem difficult.
How long ago did you try this? I just tested and searching for "sound" gets me the system preferences sound window. Searching "settings" returns system preferences.
There was a time where apple and windows both seemed pretty stubborn with their semantics (trash vs. recycle bin, both do the same thing, solely for brand identity), but I think that must have died a couple versions ago.
Thank you for posting that, its nice to see an "authority" validating something that I've often felt the need to point out: people tend to misattribute to ease of use what is merely familiarity.
I have been using linux with gnome for years and I recently had to use a macbook. I wanted to change the sound settings so I opened the global app search thing and typed "Sound" got nothing so I searched "Audio" still nothing so I tried to find the settings app and tried "Settings" still nothing until I remembered the settings app is called "Preferences"
The OSX UI is not hard to use, its just not the same as what I had been using for years so even simple interactions seem difficult.