I think the biggest value in unity is experience. Canonical and the linux community in general are gaining a lot of UI research experience with unity. An area o

I think the biggest value in unity is experience. Canonical and the linux community in general are gaining a lot of UI research experience with unity. An area of linux often left un-experimented. It might not be everyone's favorite and it's certainly still under development, but at least Canonical is trying to do something genuinely difficult. Who is it for? It's for everyone to try, and then try to improve. It's open source. It's changing constantly, and you can help. Don't let your human desire to stick it to people for doing something you don't like get in your way of helping make a difference. I personally think unity is great. More screen real estate, feels more organized, less UI cluttering my experience. Most importantly it's a step forward into the unknown. Trying to bring a modern UI to an operating system that is more than ready for some mass appeal.