The GNOME 3 fallback is comparable to windows safe-mode: - video effects disabled - is supposed to be used when correcting problems - there aren't any improveme

The GNOME 3 fallback is comparable to windows safe-mode: - video effects disabled - is supposed to be used when correcting problems - there aren't any improvements to it - no desktop icons, no panel applets. Just the necessities. So it isn't really a compromise in vision or a competing interface.