Just reducing the contrast would have been enough. And if there wasn't a direct comparison between the coloured icons and the b/w ones, I would have no idea what the b/w ones would do.
A better solution is not to compromise as you propose, a better solution is to make this easily customizable, so both of us can use what we prefer.
Even the blue they've chosen conflicts with the gray.
It just looks shit.
It's developer's choice whether or not to code portable.
Honestly, I think you should really just consider checking your attitude and your politics at the door because hating Microsoft and all that "ghastly" proprietary software is just so passe. It's boring and nobody cares that you think proprietary software is evil.
Honestly, I think you should really just consider checking your attitude and your politics at the door because loving Microsoft and all that proprietary software is just so old-school. It's boring and nobody cares that you think free software is evil.
Listing "it's proprietary" immediately before "it's slow" OTOH? Yeah, it's pretty telling where that comment is coming from.
If you don't like it, why come out of your way to make a negative comment about it unless you're just being a hater?
Intellectual honesty cannot coexist alongside zealotry.