I agree completely...i.e sudo this, sudo that. It should actually be PIA this, PIA that. I always login as Administrator to do updates, add/remove, tweaks, etc., and browse as a Standard User. As to Unity..all I can say is 'no big deal'. I have a degree of visual impairment and I jumped for joy when I saw the 'launch bar' on the side of the screen. It makes my life a lot easier when I'm using the PC. NO, it's NOT out of 'love for Windows'. It really helps, at least in my case. My only complaint : stop all the complaining. If you don't like Unity, login with the classic Ubuntu desktop or go back to your old distro. All the complaints about Unity I've read in these posts seem to center on the launchbar and not much else. STOP WHINIING. Get over it. By the way, I hope Canonical keep the launchbar, if not as the default at least as an option.