Comment by VyseofArcadia

There's a sort of unthinking maximalism in corporate culture. I'm sure Tahoe's menus are the product of a conversation that looks roughly like:

"Hey our metrics show that menu items with icons are interacted with more often."

"Oh we should put icons on every menu item and get our usage numbers up."

"I agree, bigger numbers are more impressive and will get us promotions or bonuses."