On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Jason Hsu <jhsu802701 at jasonhsu.com> wrote: > It seems to me that Windows 8 is following the Ubuntu playbook by aiming > for both the desktop and mobile markets. I think the Unity controversy is > a sneak preview of the reception of Windows 8. > > I think Windows 8 will be a flop and possibly an even bigger fiasco than > Vista was. > I think it really depends on the implementation. If done right, bringing mobile-paradigms to the desktop could result in, for the average user, better models that fit human cognition better. In "The Humane Interface", Jef Raskin raves about the Canon Cat from a usability perspective. I've been wondering if the mobile, app-centric approach might facillitate some of the benefits of what the Canon Cat had to offer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_Cat For this reason I'll probably eventually give Unity a try. I'm curious about Gnome 3 now, having read the original article you linked. -Rob -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20111109/aa88c638/attachment.html>