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I don't know about you, but I was following the last poll with more enthusiasm than the Liga BBVA or the fight for the promotion of River Plate. It was a fight inch by inch Awesome. KDE started on top, then GNOME Shell managed to surpass it and in the last few days KDE returned to occupy the first position and take the laurels. The results are to take into account since they have participated 3270 people. |
KDE wins!
Here are the results of the previous month's survey:
- KDE: 809 (24%)
- GNOME 3 + Shell: 773 (23%)
- GNOME 2.3x: 528 (16%)
- GNOME 3 + Unity: 474 (14%)
- XFCE: 233 (7%)
- GNOME 3 + Cinnamon: 179 (5%)
- LXSD: 139 (4%)
- Other: 75 (2%)
- MATTE: 50 (1%)
- Razor-Qt: 10 (0%)
The question was simple: which is better? However, I think it was hiding some trap because it is worth asking, better for what? Or in what sense? Does being better mean being better programmed, being faster, having more "chiches", being simpler and easier to use or maybe all of that together?
On the other hand, the results do not stop calling my attention. KDE, while used much less than GNOME or Unity, was the best. Sure, KDE 4.8 is a very stable version, much faster than version 4 (although it is still the "heaviest" desktop environment) and it is definitely the most complete desktop environment available to Linux users. In the end, it seems that speed did not influence as much as the factors I just listed.
This question keeps torturing me: if KDE is the best, why isn't it the most popular? I still can't find an answer for him. You. what do you think?
Another point to keep in mind is the low acceptance of Unity. It barely reaches 14% of the votes, against 24% for KDE and 23% for GNOME 3 + Shell. In this sense, Shell seems to have corrected its initial problems and to be gaining many followers. Will the same happen with Unity after Ubuntu 12.04?