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As a huge fan of Linux, I have to say the modern Apple and Microsoft operating systems look significantly better.
It's a growing process. The point is that it looks better than it did.
As a huge fan of Linux, I have to say the modern Apple and Microsoft operating systems look significantly better.
Edit: except for the tray icons.
Will they ever get rid of the dual task bars (or panels or what they are called)?
It's not even like you're downloading third party apps or doing registry tweaks/resource hacks on Windows 10 years ago. Context menu→"Delete this panel". It's less of a hassle than managing your desktop icons. It's just like making sure Firefox's "Always show the tab bar" preference is set to the value you want it to be.
More broadly, it seems like any level of hullaballoo about Ubuntu's default theme is too much. Who actually sticks with the default theme?
And if you care about your current gnome2+compiz configuration, it will be most probably messed by upgrading.
The nice thing about Ubuntu/Gnome is how easy it is to customize. As long as Emerald Theme Manager still works on 10.04, this release should be great. I also prefer the window buttons on the right and it's good to know that we have a choice. On my MacBook I just have to accept it as is. One thing I would love to see from Ubuntu is clean fonts working out of the box like Windows and Mac. I think that would be game cha…
Sounds like a matter of difference in personal preference. I'm pretty sure that the way fonts look out of the box is intentional, not a deficiency for which devs are actively seeking a solution.
Will they ever get rid of the dual task bars (or panels or what they are called)?
They're panels. There's one task bar (window list) on the bottom panel by default. And you can get rid of them now if you want. I'm reading comments like above mentioning how Linux Mint's look is aesthetically pleasing. Really? It's almost all GNOME. Why discuss a whole change of distro to get a different theme/look? Just change the theme. It's not even like you're downloading third party apps or doing registry tweak…
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As someone using all 3 OS's day to day (Ubuntu is my primary development OS, I have an iMac next to me, and I switch my laptop to Windows 7 for video games in the evenings), Windows 7 is easily my least favorite OS, it's performance is generally crummy compared to OSX and Ubuntu, and it's UI often aggravating.
See I find the opposite is true for me. I don't have much experience with OS X but between ubuntu and Windows 7 I _much_ prefer Win7. I just can't stand how much screen space is eaten up by useless padding, menu bars, sidebars and panels, not to mention the overly large fonts. I realize that everything is customizable, but I don't have the patience. Windows 7 also seems faster and more responsive to me but responsive…
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It's a growing process. The point is that it looks better than it did.
The problem is that Windows will have gone through another design interation by the time Ubuntu has reached the XP/Vista generation look-and-feel.
As a huge fan of Linux, I have to say the modern Apple and Microsoft operating systems look significantly better.
I've recently tried Mint Linux, and it's very aesthetically pleasing (screenshot http://i.imgur.com/2OBiH.png ). (Disclaimer: Mac user) Edit: except for the tray icons.
