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Re:Fira Sans: a Free, Open Source Typeface Commissioned by M... by teacup50 on Saturday May 24, 2014 @01:09PM (#7793785)
In this case, the decision is arrogantly wrong because it's predicated on an over-inflated sense of Firefox's position relative to the entire platform and ecosystem of consistent applications, and this position is based on self-interest, putting branding interests and their designer's ego ahead of the interests of their customers.
Re:Fira Sans: a Free, Open Source Typeface Commissioned by M... by calinet6 on Saturday May 24, 2014 @06:01PM (#7794544)
Design exists. It is not egotistical by nature. It's not going away. Get used to it.
Re:Fira Sans: a Free, Open Source Typeface Commissioned by M... by teacup50 on Saturday May 24, 2014 @06:50PM (#7794665)
Design that doesn't put the user first is egotistical by nature.

There's nothing to get used to; design isn't new on Apple's platforms. If anything, Apple has driven software design more than any other platform or company.

Apple's customers value -- and paid for -- a consistent ecosystem, on which Apple defines design guidelines and HIG requirements. Apple developers and designers work together to maintain a consistent ecosystem and the resulting mutual benefit.

Get used to it.