it's because people who like it don't feel the need to post comments to unrelated discussions. i for one, despise the current look and look forward to having the new one as standard. then again, i would not want to impose it on people who hate it just because I like it. theme should be settable in account preferences.

i have nothing to hide, i use 'wall'

Don't all modern databases run in RAM now? Is I/O therefore still a limiting factor?

what kind of mentality is this? you hate assholes like me? do you know me or anything about me?

do you objectively not see anything wrong with this approach to people? i.e.: you're not for us, therefore you're against us and i hate your guts.

i have not, in my entire life, seen a christmas parade (probably an american thing) but if there ever was one, i'm sure it was just as inclusive a commercial event as any coca cola advert. on the other hand I have personally seen no fewer than 3 major gay protests/parades/events this year.

While I'm in no way defending the russian approach, surely I cannot be the only one who, after reading this, thinks of all the stupid omnipresent parades, billboards, buses with posters, tv shots, etc... that rub gay behaviour in people's faces in UK. We need a "we don't care (but you are getting annoying), get used to it!" campaign.

Obligatory Simpsons s13e06, Gay pride parade scene:

Gay Men: We're here, we're queer, get used to it!
Lisa: You do this every year. We are used to it!
Gay Man: Spoilsport!!

I've got karma to waste, so go ahead.

to give USians a real example of how different EU market is:
I pay £7 a month ($11.41) for 250 minutes, 500 texts and 500MB on a 1 month rolling contract (i.e. i can move to different provider any time i want without a penalty.) http://www.talkmobile.co.uk/tariffs/sim-only

being a geek that I am, i use about 3 of those 250 minutes, 3 texts and 499 MB. all this thanks to sim cards and unlocked phones.

I don't think that's his main target. Shuttleworth is one of the few people (Newell may be another) willing to make fundamental changes to gnu/linux desktop computer to bring it to masses as opposed to just opinionated geekdom. This non-traditional desktop experience is bound to annoy traditional gnu/linux power users who feel their vision is being ignored. What they fail to see is that their vision is not attractive enough for average people.

I for one welcome canonical's changes. For me, the more they deviate from 'traditional gnu/linux desktop', the better. I want to see how far they can push it and how many fresh ideas they can bring. KDE desktop has looked pretty much the same for the last 10 years. Gnome is getting uglier and less useful with each new version (but I do like that they're starting anew). Windows 8's interface, despite its questionable usability, is fresh and people who have used it for more than 10 minutes in a shop, like it.

must have been the old version