<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Jason Hsu <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jhsu802701@jasonhsu.com">jhsu802701@jasonhsu.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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.<br>
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I think Windows 8 will be a flop and possibly an even bigger fiasco than Vista was. <br></blockquote><div class="h5"><br>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. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_Cat">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_Cat</a> 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. <br>
</div></div><br>-Rob<br>