I hate Unity. I hate GNOME. I hate Windows 8. The ultimate desktop search continues.

Posted by khess on Nov 9, 2011 7:31 PM EDT
ZDNet Virtualization Blog; By Ken Hess 		Mail this story
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What’s your next desktop OS or desktop manager going to look like? Have you been sucked into the dumbed-down, new-fangled garbage floating your way or are you going retro?

I’ve complained for years that since the release of Windows 95 that operating systems have stagnated and have all converged on that same look and feel that began the Great Desktop Revolution way back in 1995. I observed a nasty trend in 1996, when I first saw FVWM95. It was cute and clever and it was Linux with that same great Windows 95 theme going on. Though it took some getting used to, I was a relatively early adopter of Windows 95–yes, before Microsoft fixed it with Windows 95B.

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Hate is a strong word but I completely understand. kennethh 18 1,807 Nov 10, 2011 5:48 PM

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