I agree with this 100% as I too "try out" the desktops of various distros since the mid 90's and youd think by now they would be better. dont get me wrong, i ONLY use linux for servers. but for development and desktop use its still not there. as an advanced user I can get the linux desktop to do what i want but normally via command line as the gui package managers are slow, clunky and sometimes dont even respond.. why is sound still an issue?? i cant even get video/sound conferencing to work properly through a web browser without multiple reboots and command line access. a normal user is afraid of the command line.. a normal user wants to use the linux desktop as easily as they can use the windows desktop, but right now thats still not possible, period.