@Loverock Davidson- I wouldn't necessarily call this arguing,
linux users have plenty of options and it doesn't hurt to allow developers to explore new ideas. Especially since HUD's primary use will be power users and voice control.
I'm willing to bet Microsoft will do something similar a few months or years down the line. Ubuntu's primarily a consumer friendly version of linux, and it's main goal is to be simpler, and Linux users who don't care for that always retain the option of finding a Ubuntu derivative that works for them, or using another distribution like redhat or Gentoo.
With windows you have whatever microsoft says, plus whatever hacks the users can come up with.
with Linux there are always teams of developers taking different directions, so you never have serious problems since everyone has a choice.
Not to mention linux servers have been in use for a long time.
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