Thanks for that link.

I love what he says about iteration:

"I don't know for sure why the Microsoft solution is so clunky. It could be they just didn't do a good job of copying the Mac. More likely, they never tested and iterated. When Eric and I finished our first prototype, it was at least as clunky as Microsoft's solution. We, however, put ours through another four or five rounds of testing and design before we elected to ship it."

Sometimes perfect is not the enemy of good.

I think perfect and mediocre are both enemies of good.

"It complies with the spec... ship it."

Not of the same magnitude then. Mediocrity is the nemesis of good, with the sole mission of undermining it at every turn. The drive for perfection, on the other hand, might sometimes be a foe, but overall facilitates good. It's clear which is a more damaging influence.

Personally, I'll agree with Salvador Dali when he said, "Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it."

Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it, because nothing is perfect. But we are going to relentlessly chase it, because in the process we will catch excellence. I am not remotely interested in just being good. —Vince Lombardi

Here's a post about Mac Classic vs. OSX vs. Ubuntu I wrote (with figures): http://thomaspark.me/2011/10/making-menus-escapable/

Glad to see this solution for the web.