I agree with a few statements already made this should not be called "desktop" yet. As for the bar itself...
him I do believe I've seen this before http://gdesklets.gnomedesktop.org/ or perhaps http://members.dslextreme.com/users/billw/gkrellm/ gkrellm.html
When I did run gdesklets it was setup with a lot of the same features, quick notes, email, time, weather, calander and the list goes on. Nothing really new except it has goggle branded to it.
I think your comparison is the problem. P2P apps are not the drugs but rather the packaging. A P2P app is more like the little plastic bag that drugs are distributed in, but little plastic bags are used for many other things day to day. So to compare any P2P app to crack is really unfair, sure someone can put crack in a bag, but do we stop selling sandwich baggies? The media pushes how "bad" the whole P2P thing is, could you imaging if law makers suddenly decided that because drug dealers put there drugs in "brand x" baggie, that company is held responsible.
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I agree with a few statements already made this should not be called "desktop" yet. As for the bar itself... him I do believe I've seen this before http://gdesklets.gnomedesktop.org/ or perhaps http://members.dslextreme.com/users/billw/gkrellm/ gkrellm.html
When I did run gdesklets it was setup with a lot of the same features, quick notes, email, time, weather, calander and the list goes on. Nothing really new except it has goggle branded to it.
I think your comparison is the problem. P2P apps are not the drugs but rather the packaging. A P2P app is more like the little plastic bag that drugs are distributed in, but little plastic bags are used for many other things day to day. So to compare any P2P app to crack is really unfair, sure someone can put crack in a bag, but do we stop selling sandwich baggies? The media pushes how "bad" the whole P2P thing is, could you imaging if law makers suddenly decided that because drug dealers put there drugs in "brand x" baggie, that company is held responsible.