Leon Brooks wrote: > http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1424212 > > Siemens found KDE to be more "Windows-like" than Gnome, but > that lead to problems when non-technical users expected a > more Windows-like experience. Gnome, particularly Ximian's > version, was "different enough" to set user expectations > that the experience would be less like Windows, which led > to fewer adoption problems. > > /ME wonders if a "make this desktop look seriously different" wizard > ought to be dropped into the pipeline. (-:
That is a pretty cool article. I think the comment is less a reflection of Gnome vs. KDE than how much people are trained to expect predictable behavior in similar situations. While the home user might have time for relearning, corporations typically don't. But you certainly don't want to scare the user, either -- a totally different environment defeats the whole purpose of the type of migration mentioned in the article. I think that it's heartening to see that both desktops are considered "ready for prime time" by many organizations. Looking at where things are going, I imagine that even more organizations will be pulled in. Let's hope that *both* KDE and Gnome continue to evolve their internal consistencies enough so as to scare off fewer users converting from Windows. - John
