That's what a lot of folks have mentioned, that the new, easier to use UI, will bring more users to Blender. I know quite a number of folks who have said they tried Blender, took one look around, closed Blender, and never went back because they didn't like the UI, that it seemed too hard to get around in it.

I personally happen to like the current UI, but then I started in Blender in one of the 2.4x versions, and that UI was totally hopeless. I've grown into the present UI, but a lot of folks don't want to take the time to learn what they consider is a confusing UI. I can't totally disagree, but I was willing to stick with it, so hopefully with the new, easier to use UI, folks will come back, and then stick with it.

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OK . . . Where's my chocolate?

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