Changing the default UI is a non-problem: new users will like it, old-timers will have an easy time reverting it, or maybe their custom config will undo it right away, depending how it is implemented. Source: I am actually a Vim user, which under Windows comes with some Windows shortcuts by default. I had no problem undoing it.
The idea of copying current UI trends (dark theme, burger menu) however made me think of that quote saying that the best way to anticipate the future is to invent it.
By imitating others you are not modern, you already are behind.
Doing the same thing but only slightly better won't attract much users - Emacs should have learned that from its victories against its clones. Doing something different for the sake of being different won't attract much users either. The challenge - and the opportunity - is to do things differently in order to make something significantly better (vim cough
vim).
The idea of copying current UI trends (dark theme, burger menu) however made me think of that quote saying that the best way to anticipate the future is to invent it.
By imitating others you are not modern, you already are behind.
Doing the same thing but only slightly better won't attract much users - Emacs should have learned that from its victories against its clones. Doing something different for the sake of being different won't attract much users either. The challenge - and the opportunity - is to do things differently in order to make something significantly better (vim cough vim).