...except in Australia, where buying almost anything at all digitally/overseas and having it Fedex'd over here is still significantly cheaper than buying retail. I will definitely buy that $13 ebook since the paperback is $40+

Until the recent surge of change, the ui of all desktop environments was stagnant. Change is needed to keep things fresh, just because you have found a good setup doesnt mean its the best. The biggest problem is the lack/difficulty of customisation for these new UI's. For example, I live the new Gnome3 look, and from a general use perspective I find it very efficient to use. However it always is a pain when I want to customise something.http://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/11/09/015211/ask-slashdot-unitygnome-3win8ios-do-we-really-hate-all-new-guis?utm_source=rss1.0moreanon&utm_medium=feed#