Why would I ever want to see this welcome screen again?
Beautiful designs start with the needs of the user, not the the requirements of the business. This welcome screen probably started because someone said “We should welcome users every time they start the application, lots of other apps do it!”.
The problem is, this welcome screen is counter-productive and adds no value to me the user.
One thing I have learned is this type of thing is all too easy to happen to an application. Designers and developers should be in constant communication with each other, and users. Simple usability tests are the easiest way to make this happen.