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    Here's another great example: plenty of fish pof.com, the largest dating website in the world and arguable the ugliest. The author does this on purpose which he described in a blog post, which I can't find (it was some years ago). Commented Apr 16, 2014 at 11:57
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    Another pet-hate of mine, Craigslist. Painful in an almost hilariously old-school. Commented Apr 16, 2014 at 16:06
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    Your examples are very inappropriate. Reddit is popular due to its userbase, some nuances of the system, and reputation. It is popular in spite of it interface, not because. Windows 7 is not popular because of the interface, but due to decades of aggressive Microsoft business strategy. Commented Apr 16, 2014 at 16:29
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    You've misunderstood. I don't claim that Reddit or Windows are popular because of their interfaces. What my examples are displaying, are, contrary to what you just said, that the softwares are popular in spite of (not because of) their lack of additional fancy styling. Nowhere did I even suggest that the software are successful 'Because of" their lack of extreme style attention. @Superbest Commented Apr 16, 2014 at 17:17
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    This is subjective. I think windows looks better than OSX. I also don't think Digg looks much better than reddit. From a HCI perspective, people are more likely to use a system if it is familiar than if it looks pretty. Commented Apr 16, 2014 at 18:55