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

[Thierry de Coulon]

On Friday 22 April 2011 10:58:29 pm Colin Law wrote:
> On 22 April 2011 21:43, Alan Pope <popey at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> > On 22 April 2011 20:26, Zach <zach at zcsmith.com> wrote:
> >>     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.
> >
> > Given this is a support list, your question is somewhat offtopic, and
> > despite the disclaimer could well be seen as trollish, especially when
> > worded the way it is.
>
> I suggest that asking for help in understanding the logic behind the
> evolution of Ubuntu is a perfectly valid subject for this list.  An
> answer would increase the readers understanding of Ubuntu and where it
> is going and would presumably help us to get the most out of the OS.
>
> So is there an answer to the question as to why Ubuntu is going down
> this route?  Hopefully the answer is not 42.
>
> Colin

I absolutely second this. I don't really feel concerned with Unity - I run 
Trinity on a desktop, with wired mouse and keyboard, so I am probably even 
more turning "dodo" than Ric.

However, I've allready experienced this on the SuSE lists with KDE 4: we are 
told that we should move on with the others, but when we ask _why_ the 
new "thing" is better.... no answer.

No one on this list seems able to answer the simple question that is in the 
title of these mails. Ric did not either actually: the desktop computer is 
supposed to die, ok, but in what does this make Unity so great?

Thierry