Yes this is entirely subjective. You say you’re right. I say you’re wrong. In the end who is really right or wrong?
But with such differing opinions, it seems Steinberg has really hit on a touchy subject and needs to consider their design choices more in the future.
And I wouldn’t say this is or is not modern, because what is modern? And even if we agree somehow that this is modern, why is that a higher valued aspect to the design? A lot of modern things are rubbish. They aren’t inherently improved just because they’re new.