When Blender is installed and run the default view is unnecessarily confusing for the
first time user. It's intimidating even for 3d veterans! It's not because blender has a
different way of doing things, it's just unnecessarily unwelcoming. I have inserted the start
up view below.

Instead of a top down view of a plane I would have a simple 3d scene populated with a
few objects. The scene would have auto perspective turned on because a 3d
orthographic mode is alien to the human brain. All objects would have their names
displayed and an expanded Outliner would explain the scene heirachy. Here is a mock up
of my suggestion.

It welcomes the user with open friendly arms. It presents them with information they can
actually read. Or am I just confused easily?
