@Loverock Davidson- Dunno about you but I am at this moment installing Ubuntu for someone on his notebook because he requested it. I have done this for many others and none have dropped use of Ubuntu while many of them have almost stopped using Windows except for Windows games.
As for the Cinnamon desktop, I installed it and am now using Gnome classic with Docky added. The best part of Unity is its Dash which now is missing from Gnome classic. There must be an equivalent of Dash that I can install.
I am a teacher and the students like Unity a whole lot more than Cinnamon or Gnome. However, between Unity and Docky on the same desktop, they head straight for Docky to launch favourites there.
From this, I assume that the complaints are from the mature users of the Linux desktop. For the young (and the future), they prefer the colourful icons in Unity and Docky. So, it will be interesting as the future unfolds.
What I believe will happen is that users will (and I hope continue to) be presented with what desktops they prefer. I put Gnome back in because Unity is a drag when it comes to finding the open windows, and Gnome, with its Windows-like bar at the bottom displaying the open windows, is still the fastest and eaiest way to find and maximize them. This is particularly useful for other users (of Windows) who come in and use Ubuntu for the first time. Also, it's lighter and faster on older computers.
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