On Wed, 2008-10-01 at 13:46 +0100, Odysseus Flappington wrote: > > On 30/09/2008, Eric Appleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If we keep bitching and moaning, then we might as well deserve > to be > stuck with Human (Murrine) as our default. > > > - Eric > > > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > > There's a point where bitching and moaning becomes unproductive. But > at the same time, realizing that Ubuntu has received a lot of hype > regarding the new theme for probably a year now, and you don't let > something like that get so hyped up and then expect everyone not to > notice when you don't fulfill the expectation. > > Every single article, review and assessment of Ubuntu lately have > promoted the idea that we would be receiving a new theme soon, and > that hype is something that Ubuntu and Canonical have benefitted from. > It's something we've all benefitted from as Ubuntu users. > > And all this time, not one officially affiliated Ubuntu/Canonical > community member has disputed the introduction of the new theme in > Intrepid. Hype, publicity and media is a dangerous thing and can > backfire on you very easily. I personally think it would be a very bad > PR move by Canonical/Ubuntu not to come through on the new theme, > since it is dangerous to mismanage your users expectations so badly. > > You or I may be able to say, whatever, I'll install my own theme. But > I'm not sure that I can promote and advocate a product with which I > personally am unhappy how my own expectations have been managed. > > I personally am very much hoping though, that this is a ballsy PR > move, and that they're going to wait till everyone's completely up in > arms about it, and then come through with a winning move. If that's > the case, risky, but respect since they're taking the game to another > level :P > > Alex
I totaly agree, it was a very bad move to disappoint the users, while Ubuntu really needs an interface lift if wants to stay in competition with OSX and Vista. Adam -- ubuntu-art mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
