> There is no designer in the world making bad designs as part of some conspiracy to enable their employer to launch improved designs several years later. There’s no company that operates that way.
You honestly think the people working on those did a bad job intentionally, and the companies took big PR and revenue hits intentionally, just so they could save the day years later?
New Coke / Coke Classic
Windows Vista / Windows 7
Office 2007 / Office 2010