Brief thoughts on Unity

[Liam Proven]

On 12 June 2011 18:49, compdoc <compdoc at hotrodpc.com> wrote:
>>I waited until Windows 98 came out before
>>I tried 95, and I fought with Windows for control of my
>>machine for ages.
>
> Using old versions of any OS was never a good idea - not even with Windows.
> However, I see you're trying the latest version of Ubuntu, so you're headed
> in the right direction - congrats....
>
> I've read that Unity is designed to use less resources which is fine for
> netbooks and tablets and phones, but in its current state it's a step
> backward. Any decent laptop or desktop has these resources to burn, so give
> me a full-fledged gui over unity any day.
>
> The desktop is a metaphor that just works.

Erm... but Unity still /is/ a desktop. Icons, trashcan, etc. All it
really does is replace the GNOME 2 panels - everything else is more or
less exactly the same.

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