The problem isn't skeumorphism but rather appropriate use of skeumporphism. If the entire interface was different shades of blue and no other color, the problem wouldn't be that blue is bad, but ...

Every time I hear something about stole this UI, patent that UI, I just want to get a Micros 2700 workstation and beat people over the head with it. Grid of icons, live tiles, and radial menus have ...