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Summit Ubuntu developer on Monday announced that Ubuntu 11.04 with unit comes as his default shell.  It is still focus on GNOME applications and unity are strongly dependent on the GNOME libraries but the standard interface.  For those who are not familiar with unit is it the default shell for the NetBook Edition of Ubuntu.Does canonical have the right to leave the GNOME shell for your flagship product?  Of course you do, it's their distribution.  Heck, they kept Brown for years even if teased incessantly.  It is whether you love or hate the decision to abandon the GNOME shell for the unit, Canonical's right to do as you see fit.  Of course it is easy, the default shell to change much as it is easy to change the default applications to install you.  To be honest, I like most the default application choices in Ubuntu, or the operating system is so solid, I enter just tweak little and I'm happy.For search, I prefer chrome on the default Firefox.  I prefer Pidgin about empathy.  Music I like Banshee.  I install twhirl for Twitter.  None of these tweaks problems with Ubuntu and most pretty to integrate, also cause if you not preferences.  So what does mean towards unity for most users? not much.Granted will use it a little differently, but most users should see much of a difference in functionality.  There is some question whether Ubuntu call still a "GNOME-based distro" can there really unit use as your default user experience.  That seems more an argument of the semantics though and role will not be much to the end user.So what are your thoughts on the switch to the appliance?  Is it a good move?  Move bad?  Arrogant, power-the showcase Communist-loving puppy kicks move?  Or not really interested?  Personally fall I in the latter camp.  If I don't like unit, I'll just install another option.  This is Linux after all and we can do what we want!

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