cancelled my UbuntuForums account

[james147]

poorly executed Metro, or is it Modern(?) interface

You mean the "Windows 8-style UI", they couldn't get the trademark to metro

[SteveRiley]

So, it wouldn't bother me in the least that Canonical decided to NOT release daily LiveCD ISOs or even to give the public access to them, if they so choose, especially if that public were inclined, against all advice, to run mission critical apps on them and then complain when they had problems.

Daily live builds will continue. They are extremely valuable testing tools. In fact, one way that many of us could contribute is to simply grab a day's build -- any day, doesn't matter -- to conduct some testing and report your results.

[SteveRiley]

You mean the "Windows 8-style UI", they couldn't get the trademark to metro

Yeah, but the habit is now ingrained. And it'll become something of a distinguishing mark. If someone utters "Windows 8 style UI," you'll instantly know Redmond cool-aid courses through their veins they're from Microsoft's marketing department. The rest of the world will forever say "Metro."

[james147]

Yeah, but the habit is now ingrained. And it'll become something of a distinguishing mark. If someone utters "Windows 8 style UI," you'll instantly know Redmond cool-aid courses through their veins they're from Microsoft's marketing department. The rest of the world will forever say "Metro."

I wonder how much of that was planed by them?... but for that you would have to assume they had any sense of strategy.

[SteveRiley]

I wonder how much of that was planed by them?... but for that you would have to assume they had any sense of strategy.

With respect the particular department we're discussing, that assumption would be misplaced