The menu bar seemed like a compromise to work with a 9&quot; screen. By time 15-17&quot; screens were common, it was of questionable utility. Now in the age of giant screens, it is absolutely a liability. There&#x27;s so much room for a Windows-style bar now. Mousing all the way to the top is ridiculous nowadays. I love what Apple does usually, but they are slow to change, especially with UI quirks that are &quot;Apple first&quot; like the menu bar or the no-right click, etc.<p>Ironically, I am more able to appreciate what the Windows team brought to the GUI after a long time of believing the Apple team got it right first (and better.) There&#x27;s something really logical about attached menu bars and and dumb buttons (minimize, maximize, close). The Start button and task bar combo still holds up. I don&#x27;t think the NT team really got the praise they deserved from the tech community. A lot of what they did still stands up today as really good design, imo.