nice to hear from you again. You make a good case for Unity. If you like it, all well and good.
I don't ,and it's not because I don't know how to use it. I find it a lot clumsier than Gnome3 and uglyto boot.( no pun intended!)
I think most people who dislike Unity do so for the latter reason. It's as much about look as it is feel or ease/practicality of use.
Gnome3 makes working faster too, but most people are not as concerned about speed as our Businessmen and Politicians /Scientists would like us to be.
Sure it's a rapidly changing world. Nothing wrong with that, but there is change and there is change.Change is the fulcrum of equilibrium, but consistency of focus is the essential key of survival.Standing in the middle of the storms eye allows you to experience the calm within and slows everything down enabling you to focus. Move out of your center and Chaos reigns, no matter which direction you take.Whatever you think of Unity-where is the consistency when Shuttleworth is already talking about HUD, which some people view as progress and others regress?
People don't have to accept everything because it's new.Being innovative or original doesn't mean it is essential to peoples life/work experiences.As for speed, fast cars may get you there quicker, but how much of the route do you remember on the way?On the speed issue, many people today are realising they need to take things slower to appreciate the finer things in life, like the smell of roses and new cut hay on a summer's day.Speed is just another selling point, but things often get done better when people don't feel pressured or rushed, and more and more people are beginning to realise that too.Speed is not as much of the essence as todays world leaders would like to think.Rushing people to make decisions is a political ploy to keep people off-balance so they don't form activist groups like Anonymous. No I'm not going off-track here. It's all connected. The Tao is the Tao!
Another way of getting people to do what you want or buy what you are selling is to limit their choices, but in a competitive world that's not so easy.Think Microsoft! With Unity ,Ubuntu has tried to dominate the open-source world, and it's a ploy that has failed, hence the coming of the incredible HUD!
If it's about choices my choice is Gnome3,for me it works better,feels better and looks better. Some prefer Blondes and some Brunettes. That's another reason I was never too keen on Canonical's Ubuntu- all that horrible purple.Appearances can be changed of course but that doesn't come under ease of use/practicality or speed. Why is Ultimate Edition so popular-Eyecandy, is one reason, but ease of customisation is the primary reason.
Yes you can do that with other OS's too,but with a lot more inconvenience and far less options.Customisability gives a sense of ownership to the individual. So too does the freedom to change your look. That's why the fashion industry still flourishes despite in itself being a contradiction in logic.It encourages the belief that the consumer is in control.Of course it's not just about appearances but I should say it's about 50% of the selling point.
Ask any Chef and they will tell you the same thing, food is first eaten with the eyes! It's a question of presentation not just edibility.
Catch you later ,Moebius.
