>You don't have to tell me if you personally liked it better, you're an outlier
If I don't have any data to the contrary, then I'll extrapolate from my sample size of one. In fact I do have more data, in the form of regularly seeing others say they prefer a variety of older UIs. Granted that everyone hates every redesign, and we can fairly assume that much of this is simple familiarity. But that doesn't mean that every single redesign is an improvement either.
If I don't have any data to the contrary, then I'll extrapolate from my sample size of one. In fact I do have more data, in the form of regularly seeing others say they prefer a variety of older UIs. Granted that everyone hates every redesign, and we can fairly assume that much of this is simple familiarity. But that doesn't mean that every single redesign is an improvement either.