Introducing the HUD. Say hello to the future of the menu.

Say hello to the Head-Up Display, or HUD, which will ultimately replace menus in Unity applications. Here’s what we hope you’ll see in 12.04 when you invoke the HUD from any standard Ubuntu app that supports the global menu: Read more here
And then there’s gazillions of comments from all over:
http://www.readwriteweb.com/hack/2012/01/moving-away-from-menus-is-ubun.php
http://www.howtogeek.com/103975/heads-up-display-hud-to-replace-application-menus-in-unity-ubuntu-news/
http://inessential.com/2012/01/24/ubuntu_hud
http://siliconfilter.com/ubuntu-wants-to-replace-its-menus-with-a-hud/
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/ubuntu_looks_replace_traditional_menus_new_hud_interface
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Ubuntu-12.04-HUD-Mark-Shuttleworth-intenterface,14548.html
http://www.itworld.com/open-source/244039/ubuntu-feature-command-line-shortcuts
http://news.techworld.com/operating-systems/3332340/ubuntu-1204-replaces-application-menus-with-heads-up-display/
http://liliputing.com/2012/01/ubuntu-re-invents-pc-menu-systems-with-new-hud-interface.html
http://www.cultofmac.com/142197/ubuntu-is-killing-the-menu-bar-with-new-tech-that-is-part-alfred-part-siri/
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/12/01/24/1421236/ubuntu-1204-to-include-head-up-display-menus
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/01/ubuntu-hud-control-system/
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/25/mark-shuttleworth-unveils-new-head-up-display-for-ubuntu-12-04/
http://ostatic.com/blog/the-latest-ubuntu-interface-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-menus
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/245809/scitech/technology/ubuntu-to-sport-new-head-up-display-menu?ref=section_latest