KDE Desktop VS Gnome

After several hours of reading posts on www.boycottnovell.com with regards to the mono code in Gnome and that fool Miguel oh what ever his name is are really hurting the Gnome desktop. Huh! Why? You ask, because they are using .NET code in certain Gnome applications when they can use C++, Java or even Python, but no the they choose to use a proprietary Microsoft(sucks) core language. So I decided it was time for a change and I took KDE for a spin, and you know what I found out is that KDE Desktop is a more solid desktop from a user stand point. Yes, Yes I know what your going to say but in your last post you trashed KDE! That was before I tried it, we all make mistakes damn it at least I can admit mines.

After using KDE for some reason Gnome feels cheap, like is missing something.
A good example is the Dolphin file manager, it just feels more like what a file manager should be, oh dare I say it feels more along the lines of Windows. The one thing Gnome has going for it is the fact that is highly customizable and you can tinker with pretty much every and the same maybe true for KDE I just have not tried to make any custom configurations to it.

Also KDE applications feel like they are part of the Desktop or for what it seems like the OS, I don't for some reason it has a great feel to it. What I mean is that it feels like everything flows right where as in Gnome most applications just don't seem to fit at times, maybe because some are KDE applications or they are applications that are design/built for just Linux with no specific desktop or Distro in mind. Regardless of what the issue with Gnome is, KDE will get more of my attention. The one drawback that I though would be an issue was the KDE icons, but I found out that I can change their size, so it worked out great!

Why Ubuntu/Gnome and not Ubuntu/KDE?

It is a very sad day folks, at least for me. I've heard that they are porting KDE 4 to Windows, now why would anyone want to do this is beyond me. Well if you run KD4 in it's native Linux environment why even bother running it in Windows, well let's take a look at some of the possibilities.

• So you can laugh hard on how much it sucks
• So you can use some of the applications that you love to use on Linux and because you are too lazy to just install VirtualBox+Windows(much better windows performance and security).
• So you can say yes KDE4 finally on Windows(why would anyone want this again?)
• So you can promote a Linux app?(I doubt that)
• So that Windows developers consider developing for KDE?(nope they want to get paid).
  

Well ok you don't like any of those suggestions then stick to Gnome+Ubuntu. To me KD version x just sucks, everything is huge on your screen by default (made for people who have some type of vision disorder, blind...cough). Although the new version seems user friendly and the file manager dolphin is really good, I just can't see my self using it. The funny thing is that Gnome for some reason seems alot more like windows to me. So to all you KDE 4 users stick to Linux platform there is nothing to gain by running a windows port of it. Jesus it's a 4 hour install on a Windows pc (can you say insane), don't believe me then read this "Can KDE Save a Dying Windows Platform? ". So I say to all you KDE developers stick to Linux because you don't see Windows developers porting their software to Linux so why should you!