On: Unity: a lightweight netbook interface for Ubuntu

[ZeroGravitas]

Both Ubuntu and Firefox have stated that they're going to get rid of most of the vertical UI you mention.

http://jboriss.wordpress.com/2010/04/29/removing-firefoxs-st...

http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/333

I'm hopeful they've actually communicated about this in private with each other, but maybe that's hoping for too much.