i find snaps to be quite useful, if a bit slow to launch at first. thats due to it having to pretty much “unload”, or “compile” at first, right?
at any rate, the idea and the usefulness of snap packages to those that use them for other reasons than to just get the latest and greatest software (think, ubuntu core, or digital signage, etc) will outweigh the “get off of my lawn” and the “it doesn’t work perfectly right now so it’s doomed” voices eventually, once everything is settled in, and people start to realize the benefit beyond “oOoOo, i shaved an extra 500ms off of my boot times!”.
just my two cents, as your average (and very grateful) ubuntu user.
edit: i am sorry, just realized that there was a totally different reason for this entire post, and i got caught up in reading and wanting to respond to… ah, just sorry. ill be more attentive next time.