Explain to me again why Unity is so great...

[Zach]

     I'm asking this in all sincerity as I'm trying to grasp as to why 
Ubuntu is so hell-bent on promoting this desktop when, from what I've 
seen so far, it's nothing to write home about.  I realize that I can 
fall back onto "classic" Ubuntu but I've read that starting with 11.10 
this may no longer be the case as the "classic" Gnome desktop will not 
be a choice.

     For all practical purposes, Unity is very limited in the way it can 
be customized/personalized.  The top panel cannot be moved, hidden or 
deleted, there is no way to add panels for say, creating your own 
"launcher" (as I've done in Gnome).  Hitting the super key in Unity and 
typing a few letters is the equivalent of what can be accomplished with 
the Gnome-Do app.  There is a convoluted "menu" system that I'm still 
trying to figure out how to efficiently get around in and the list goes 
on and on.

     I was a SuSE user for roughly ten years when I tried Ubuntu for the 
first time a couple of months ago and was really impressed with it, so 
much so that I am now a former SuSE user.  Be that as it may, I am not 
the least bit impressed with Unity or the direction Ubuntu is headed if 
what I've read is true.  I suppose I can switch to X/Kubuntu but would 
prefer not to.  I guess I can always head back to OpenSuSE as well.

     If there is something that I've missed with Unity or if there are 
some major plans to improve/increase its usability then tell me but for 
now, I just can't believe all the hoopla surrounding what is essentially 
a step backwards in the area of productivity.

     Zach
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