[Katherine Noyes wrote an article in 'PC World' on 29 April entitled "Shuttleworth: Ubuntu's 'Unity' Puts Users First". I am repeating my comments to that article as a comment here, as I think you're the first columnist I've read who sees and reads correctly the very strong warning signs emanating from Canonical; I am, of course, referring to your last paragraph]
With all the major and minor players at Canonical--and influential volunteers--jumping ship and/or being forced out, exactly WHO is there "to put the user first". Certainly not the Grand Lord High Omnipotent Benevolent Dictator-For-Life, who has already proved that HE is not there to put the user first.
By the way, have you read the nauseatingly condescending comments of all those who have bailed? It's obvious that the Grand High Poobah not only made his servants sign a really binding non-disclosure agreement, but a "I-will-give-Canonical-the-most-glowing-report-they-ask-me-to-sign-when-I-leave-under-ANY-circumstances" clause.
Canonical, we're too dumb to read between the lines.
Now that you've ruined Ubuntu, what do you do for your next trick?
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