Icons are Usually Poor UX UX Myths enumerates the reasons why the use of icons generally leads to poor user experience.
I hate the new Windows taskbar for the same reason. They now leave you to guess, which app is it by looking at its icon (which can be quite annoying for the apps you don’t use very often) Reply
I hate the new Windows taskbar for the same reason. They now leave you to guess, which app is it by looking at its icon (which can be quite annoying for the apps you don’t use very often)