[IxDA Discuss] Thoughts on skinning/customizing enterprise apps?

[Håkan Reis]

> I ask because I am against doing things "just because we can",
> and there are many issues to consider - breaking branding and
> identity, support concerns, etc.

Branding can very well be just the reason for skinning. When building
enterprise apps that will be used in a global environment it may be
valuable to be able to rebrand the application to the local office.
When it comes to product handling it can also be valuable to rebrand
the app depending on the product focus it us used for.

But I don't think it should be user selected in these cases. To
orovide skinning just for the cause of it is not a good idea. The user
is exposed enough selections anyway. It doesn't make it simpler for
them.