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Re:Unsolicited Redesigns (Khoi Vinh responds to NYTimes rede... by ricardobeat on Thursday July 28, 2011 @11:13PM (#2820005)
I don't care what internal politics the original product designer is grappling with.

Exactly my thoughts. The original article was harsh but not disrespectful - it's a critique of the end result, not anyone's capabilities, and it has lots of reason.

Re:Unsolicited Redesigns (Khoi Vinh responds to NYTimes rede... by emp_ on Thursday July 28, 2011 @11:39PM (#2820069)
Also, he tries to critique the redesign based on what was written, not what was designed. Title should be "On criticizing what you know little about the internals".