I think the whole user choice problem is a bit overblown when it comes to Ubuntu. The whole idea of Ubuntu was and is "linux for humans", not "linux for everybo

I think the whole user choice problem is a bit overblown when it comes to Ubuntu. The whole idea of Ubuntu was and is "linux for humans", not "linux for everybody". Ubuntu's default was Gnome 2 for a good long time, but I think the switch to Unity is the right direction. If you don't like it there are tons of distros out there that still support Gnome 2, Gnome 3, KDE, and so on. In fact, Ubuntu has had a separate KDE, XFCE, and even MythTV version for a while. I wouldn't be surprised if there is a Gnome Ubuntu coming from the community when the official UI is Unity only. In the end, the people who care are nerds who know enough to run a different distro or install Gnome 2 or 3 in Ubuntu themselves. The real change here is for the average user who doesn't care.