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This is indeed much more believable.

The idea of having a UI that works is any device messed up not just Ubuntu but the entire industry. Windows 8 and up is also a victim, and even Apple couldn't resist.

Desktop computers and smartphones and TVs and cars are entirely different. Desktop computers (and laptops) have keyboards, a large screen and an accurate pointing device, smartphones have small screens and fingers are inaccurate, calling for big buttons, gestures and minimalist interfaces, TVs have a large screen but seen from far away, so not that much information can be shown, and are typically operated from handheld remote controls with limited pointing capacity, cars displays should be operatable without looking at the display, in an environment with lots of vibrations, so we need very big buttons, predictable, static interfaces, physical controls and limited gestures.

Many contradictions here, and for me, trying to unify all that requires too many compromises.