The age of UI conformity

I&rsquo;ve spent a lot of time in Apple&rsquo;s ecosystem. The hardware is beautifully crafted, the software not so much. At least not anymore. &#xA; Preface &#xA; One of my hobbies is trying different (and usually niche) devices and operating systems. Some of my favorite things are the Google Glass, Plan 9, the Light Phone, etc. I don&rsquo;t use any of these things daily though; they&rsquo;re…