Linux needs to work out how to leverage the sophisticated UI goodness of modern browser renderers in its desktop.

That's when Linux desktops and desktop apps will start to look good and modern.

Also the only time I should ever see anything that looks like console output is when I run a console. Windows and OSX don't start loading with a "matrix like" blast of fast scrolling super technical load status messages, that sort of stuff says (with a megaphone) to users "GO AWAY, THIS USER EXPERIENCE IS NOT FOR YOU!".