Explain to me again why Unity is so great...(Part II)

[Zach]

     This is the second half of my original discussion as to what is so 
great about Unity and why Canonical is so seemingly insistent on ramming 
it down the throats of its user base.  Another list participant was kind 
enough to pass along the following URLs to me which helps to explain 
what Unity is and how to use it:

http://unity.ubuntu.com/
http://askubuntu.com/questions/tagged/unity?sort=faq
http://askubuntu.com/questions/28086/unity-keyboard-mouse-shortcuts
http://askubuntu.com/questions/10228/whats-the-right-terminology-for-unitys-ui-elements

     After looking them over (especially the one about shortcuts),  I've 
come to the conclusion that if Canonical goes through with the rumoured 
plan to implement this and phase out the Gnome desktop, they will more 
than likely kill Ubuntu.  Never have I seen such a convoluted piece of 
software that is  being marketed under the guise of making Linux easier 
to use and the user more productive.  I would have an easier time using 
the terminal to get around the desktop!  Again, maybe a bit of an 
exaggeration but not by much.  I won't go through all the various 
"shortcuts" and other instructions as you can see for yourself what's 
under Unity's hood but I will say that it will more than likely scare 
off new users to Ubuntu and may drive some loyal fans (myself included) 
to other distributions.  If Canonical were to leave Gnome in Ubuntu and 
make Unity just another desktop option then there would be no problem.  
If however, the rumors are true and Unity ends up becoming the de facto 
user interface then I just don't see much of a future.

     Zach