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I think the design shift to the white has more to do with the ability of the human eye to read fonts easily and quickly on a white background. My wife has less headaches reading black text on a white background than white text on black backgrounds. Her headaches are related to her glasses and straining her eyes reading on dark coloured backgrounds.
I agree in principle.

Yet Apple selected a UI font that is difficult for many with less-than-perfect vision to read. It's a contradiction.
 
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