Jansson: On the Graying of GNOME

> Have you ran tests on this? I certainly don't think so. Counterpoint: I interact with GNOME primarily with my keyboard and it's fluid and fantastic. Launching apps, opening files and folders, managing windows and multiple desktops, all can be done efficiently with just a keyboard with shortcuts that make sense.
We have a real-life test: flagging popularity of Linux on desktop. GNOME3 drove me personally away to macOS.

>>Which are basically EVERYONE, since GNOME has never shipped on a touch-based device.
> Why? Linux, overwhelmingly, isn't running on desktop computers because it shipped on them.
I'm not following. GNOME2 had been partially successful, it was gaining popularity with actual first-party manufacturer support (e.g. Dell, IBM). And GNOME3 caused a lot of problems for the existing users in an attempt to capture tablet market.

To be fair, Windows 8 made the same mistake. But unlike GNOME they also supported Windows 7 during the lifetime of Win8.

> If I pay for a laptop with a touch-enabled screen or a 2-in-1 convertible, I'm not interested in desktop environments that patronise me and tell me I'm buying my hardware wrong.
Yet forcing users to GNOME3's "unique" desktop model was fine?