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by SlipperySlope
5242 days ago
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The Unity UI, deployed this year for Ubuntu Linux, is the canary in the coal mine. Canonical wants to put Ubuntu on smartphones and has developed Unity as a touch-friendly UI - but forced on desktop users too. There has been dramatic resistance from previously loyal Ubuntu users that are either refusing to upgrade or migrating to other Linux distributions that preserve the conventional desktop experience.
I expect that Microsoft will likewise face massive laptop/desktop user resistance to Metro. Note that Apple has not made this mistake - rather keeping two distinct UIs, the first for keyboard-mouse laptops/desktops and the second for touch-mobile iPhone/iPad/iPods. One can only wonder at the gamble Microsoft is making, especially in view of the reception of Ubuntu Unity throughout 2011. Does the technical elegance of a single UI across all platforms have more merit than specialized UIs? |
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