I think you're taking a somewhat optimistic take on what's happening. Lord knows I've wished Ubuntu would ditch Unity and Mir, but I'm unconvinced that they're

I think you're taking a somewhat optimistic take on what's happening. Lord knows I've wished Ubuntu would ditch Unity and Mir, but I'm unconvinced that they're refocussing on Gnome/Wayland, they're just giving up on the desktop. I guess time will tell if your optimism or my pessimism is correct.