It is basically the same interface all around. While this is great, we are shooting ourselves in the foot.
Lets do something different guys.
Both interfaces have made numerous improvements since the last version. We really need to look at our focus, Linux will die if we don't standardize and make Linux easier to use for the end user. It may not die tomorrow, but many people will not consider Linux as an alternative solution to Windows until we do some serious thinking about where we want this to go. Developers need to lose their ego and combine efforts. Many people aren't going to like this article, tough.