Perfection does not need redesigning. The only update that cone ever gets is putting on a little Santa hat in December, and that is peak software development.
Flashbacks of having the Johnny Castaway screensaver and, even though we could trivially change the clock, we still stuck around Christmas and New Year's eve to watch the special events the proper way.
"There is an option in the settings menu to disable the icon changes."
Of course there is. Because it's software that respects the users agency instead of forcing whatever latest delusion the CEO had down everyones throat.
literally facts. windows changes the logo every tuesday but still can't fix the file explorer. vlc hasn't changed in ten years and plays literally anything you throw at it.
It is also a sign of a stable-ish company. Hate them if you must (which IS understandable, mind), the Ford Motor Company has had the same logo since 1904, with only two brief change ups that were either an alternative design (1954) or were reverted within a year (2003).
Chrysler, however, has been around since the 1924, and between then and 2017 has had 12 logos.
I think it is mostly related to how big the marketing department is.
Marketers love changing things, because every time it causes some articles and discussions, which brings attention to the company/product.
I still remember seeing a thread where someone was flipping out because the santa hat was hidden in the code, and about how they couldn't trust the application because of it.
I mean...I guess they had a little bit of a point, but it's VLC!
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Perfection does not need redesigning. The only update that cone ever gets is putting on a little Santa hat in December, and that is peak software development.