Ubuntu loosing its popularity

[Art Edwards]

On 11/30/2011 10:13 AM, Pastor JW wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 30, 2011 9:03:54 am Colin Law wrote:
>> On 30 November 2011 16:45, Art Edwards
>>
>> <edwardsa at icantbelieveimdoingthis.com> wrote:
>>> ...
>>> To me Unity
>>> is Ubuntu's Edsel and Gnome 3 is gnome's Edsel. Worse, they have dropped
>>> their Thunderbird for their Edsel.
>> Could you clarify the Thunderbird comment please?  Thunderbird has not
>> been dropped has it?
> He is using Ford motor cars as an example.  However, the Edsel was well ahead 
> of its time which was the major problem.  Quirky styling, push button 
> automatic transmission selector in the middle of the steering wheel, and very 
> large engines.  I owned both.  No, Thunderbird as a mailer for Ubuntu has not 
> been dropped.
>
Interesting that you brought up push button drive. That ended up being a
gimmick that was dropped a few years later by all the major auto makers.
I had a 1963 Dodge Dart with push button drive. Not a great innovation,
really. IMHO, either is the dock in Unity.