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["Chad M. Germann" <cgermann@xxxxxxxxx>]

The problem is were seeing lots of Pretty stuff but Core issues are not 
being addressed

Issue 1: To the end user the dash is first and foremost a programs menu

that being the applications filter lens (you know the nice one with the 
Application catigories on the left)  should be the first thing you see 
when you Click the button to expand the dash.

Issue 2: The dash is trying to display too much information in to small 
of a space.

Lets be honest here to find a Spasific application in the current dash 
you have to click 5 times

Click one Expand dash,  click two Applications Lens , Click 3 Filter 
results , Click 4 Application Category and click 5 expand results.

The dash needs to be designed to eliminate Clicks 2,3 and 5  first by 
addressing issue 1 and secondly removeing "Apps available for download" 
as this is redundant with the software enter, and "most frequently used" 
as this is pointless because Users are going to use there most commonly 
use Applications to the launcher.


Lets Concentrate on usability first. and make it pretty later.