> Windows XP was the last version of Windows where usability and UI consistency seemed to be central to the design.

Ever used Win 7? Way better, and not a candy UI.

Aero is like the definition of candy

Not of candy (like XP), but of eye candy maybe.

What? I really like Win 7 but it is for sure one of the best early examples of a "candy" ui. The close button looks like a jolly rancher and everything is glassy looking. If you are talking about "eye-candy" it also stretches far into that territory with title bar blurs, drop shadows and transparency effects across the OS.

I _totally_ associate 'trench' with 'analytics'. Oh, perhaps the author associates it with 'infrastructure'? Just stupid.

Yes, again. Battery technology is improving rapidly, so it's probably true every couple of years.