Canonical Ubuntu splits from GNOME over design issues

[Bill]

Subject: Re: Canonical Ubuntu splits from GNOME over design issues
>>>> Ubuntu has put up the most different GUI of the more common Linux
>>>> distros
>>>> already, now they want to make it even more unusual.  I fail to see how
>>>> this is
>>>> going to provide "the best experience for their users."  If they want to
>>>> provide
>>>> the best experience, they need to provide something that looks like MS
>>>> Windows.
>>> Good = looking like Windows?  What nonsense--the reason a lot of people
>>> moved to Linux is because of Windows' usability shortcomings.
I loaded up 10.10 on my eeePC 1000HE Netbook and had a hell of a time 
trying to figure out what this new GUI was. I thought it was awful! 
After how many years with Gnome being almost like M$ but still different 
enough to be better than M$ they go and do a radical change like this 
using Unity. I dumped it so fast and went back to my normal Gnome desktop.

All the work that has been put in to Linux to get it to look close to M$ 
so as to get more users to cross over to our side and they go and make 
it more difficult to use than before.

Remember when no one wanted to try Linux due to the complexity of 
loading Linux on your system? Then they fixed that and people still 
complained about getting a blank screen with a login and not knowing 
what to do once they logged in. We get all those issues fixed up so it 
would be easier for a newbie to make the change to Linux only to screw 
it all up.

I would suggest that the installer ask if you want to install Unity or 
the usual Gnome desktop instead of this big surprise.