UI "Feature Parity" on the Web

On the web / cloud, there’s a different attitude towards feature parity when comparing it to enterprise on-premise software.  See below how Google communicates that I will be losing a “feature” in an elegant way that discontinues their functionless, background image capability. 

Since more and more enterprise UIs have the mandate to become consumerish, then I guess we won’t have a problem dropping some bloat-ware UI features in the next version of our shells, portals, home pages, apps…  it’s consumerization of IT J

Also, having a background image in an enterprise demo today is in big hype and immediately perceived as “modern”, “sexy”, and identified as HTML5 feature.   Little that we know this image adds zero value to an enterprise user if he’s fighting with the limitations of his 80’s experience.

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