Unity ROCKS!!!

[Liam Proven]

On 1 May 2011 19:32, Dick Dowdell <dick.dowdell at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Justin Stanczak <rizenine at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Great work all. It's like a blend of windows, mac, and gnome in one. I
>> can't wait to update and see all the improvements. Also is there a general
>> discussion list?
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>
> Hi all,
>
> Change (progress) is hard.  Unity is different from the Ubuntu we know.  I
> am, however, astounded by the anti-Unity anger expressed on this list.
>
> I've been a software developer for over 30 years---from the early IBM
> mainframes and DEC Minis, through Macs and PCs, to the Cloud, iOS, and
> Android.  Not all innovation has been successful, but much of it has.  I do
> know that if I had the same reaction to change as the Unity haters, I would
> not still be employed.
>
> Anyway, one can still log on in Ubuntu Classic mode if one doesn't wish to
> learn something new.

Classic mode is not the same as it used to be - for instance, you
still get the unified menu bar in the top panel, which AFAIK can't be
customised.

In my experience, sadly, most people are very resistant to change and
novelty. It is, after all, what keeps most PC users on Windows and IE
when there are better alternatives available. Part of the art of
marketing -- one of its (few) benefits -- is persuading people to
adopt change willingly. E.g. the advertising of Windows 7 has
successfully spun it as an incremental improvement, even though to
experienced users (like me) many of the changes are steps backwards.

Unity is a big change - I think if it had been possible to do it more
gradually, that would have been preferable.

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