Mark Shuttleworth Admits That Ubuntu’s Unity Interface Was a Mistake Five Years Ago

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Marius Nestor
Mar 6, 2015

In a recent interview, Mark Shuttleworth admits that replacing the traditional desktop environment of the Ubuntu operating system with the controversial Unity user interface was a mistake back when Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) was introduced to users worldwide.

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Marius Nestor

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