I have tried and failed. The simple bottom bar, app menu on one side and system tray on the other side is an unbeatable desktop paradigm. I don't think desktop, specially with large screens, should be forced to use full screen and one app at a time.
Ubuntu has done commendable work on 13.04. Power consumption and overall experience is phenomenal. But is hard to get excited about Ubuntu anymore. I was reading a bug report on Transmission torrent client bug tracker where they were discussing if they should support Ubuntu's appindicator or Gnome's message tray or just simple system tray. This divide is only going to increase putting both developers and users in an impossible position. When we free-software-guys don't give Android a hard time, there is no reason to create noise around Ubuntu.
Ubuntu has done commendable work on 13.04. Power consumption and overall experience is phenomenal. But is hard to get excited about Ubuntu anymore. I was reading a bug report on Transmission torrent client bug tracker where they were discussing if they should support Ubuntu's appindicator or Gnome's message tray or just simple system tray. This divide is only going to increase putting both developers and users in an impossible position. When we free-software-guys don't give Android a hard time, there is no reason to create noise around Ubuntu.