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Snapchat consistently ranks highly in the App store. I also hear designers consistently ridicule it for being ugly and unpolished.

I believe Snapchat benefits from its lack of polish.

An interface frames its content and dictates what’s appropriate. Over-polished UI adds a degree of self-consciousness to sharing. Blurry photos of people riding mechanical bulls don’t belong in art museums. But they might belong on the wall of a dive bar.

Beautiful and well designed are not synonymous.

Too many app designers are tasked only with making beautiful veneers. They’re really decorators, not designers. Building a great product requires consistency—between goals, product mechanics, interface, and aesthetics.

Aesthetics should serve an overall goal. In Snapchat’s case their lack of aesthetics may be reducing the friction to share.

There's a lot to say about Dubai. Good and bad. If you ever lived or live here, you know that no one feels indifferent about this city. I met people who loved it, I met people who deeply hated it.

Expats in Dubai have the good life. Some of us are spoiled. I was spoiled. An example, you said? Everything gets delivered. If it's for sale, it gets delivered: groceries, food, furnitures, cigarettes, water... Give a call to your guy, and it's already on its way!

Dubai is incredible. Dubai sometimes look stunning. Dubai is grand but still lacks authenticity. What you see in the picture is a whole ancient madinat that has been recreated to amuse residents and tourists.

Although quite expensive, most of the apartments/houses I've seen or been at here look nice. I was still a student back when I first arrived here, the day I landed a job, I got an apartment in a residence with pool, gym, convenient store, cleaning, restaurants... For a 25 years old european boy, that's insane.

I made friends my age here driving cars my mother can't even afford after 40 years of hard labour. I'm not surprised anymore to see Mazerattis, Lamborghinis, Ferraris or Porsche every morning on my way to work. That's a city of money.

Support: Of course. You get support with every purchase.

User: Like a life-time support?

Support: Exactly.

User: How about customization? Can you do that too?