alt Hacker NewsThe link is to a designer talking about how technology has led us to a design world that is mostly driven by nostalgia. I personally don’t see it as being applicable here as it deals with big design houses not hobbies, but I can see why someone might think it is.
What a designer might call nostalgia an actual user of an OS might call standard, or maybe even intuitive. The point of an operating system is to be used. If it’s pretty, that’s a bonus. Usability by the target audience is the primary concern.