The thing is, it takes a lot of resources to do this well and there is not a lot of financial incentive to invest in this area. Canonical gave it a really good

The thing is, it takes a lot of resources to do this well and there is not a lot of financial incentive to invest in this area. Canonical gave it a really good shot with Unity and Mir, and received lots of criticism for doing so. If we're going to criticize anyone who does something differently, then we need to accept that the project sponsored by Red Hat is the one that everyone will end up being used.