The failures of the Mac App Store's UI, and that of its app, Twitter 2.0

I'm astounded that there hasn't been a peep from Gruber about the 
problems and inconsistencies in the Mac App Store application, and 
those of the apps sold on it.  My first experience with the Mac App 
Store was a purchase of the new Twitter app, of which Gruber had this 
to say:

        My new favorite Mac Twitter client.

I had a remarkably different experience upon opening the app.  Much 
like with the App Store itself, the head-scratching UI left me 
bewildered and confused more than once.

Let's cover the App Store first.  The most noticeable divergence from 
the HIG is the toolbar.  In an apparent effort to save vertical 
pixels, the title portion has been removed; the toolbar buttons moved 
up, and the "stoplight" buttons moved down, for symmetry I guess:

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http://riscfuture.tumblr.com/post/2626504717/app-store-twitter-ui-failures

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