Examining the Usability of Gnome, Unity and KDE

gbjbaanb writes "TechRadar has gathered a few users and subjected the 3 main Linux desktops to some usability testing for both experienced users and some new to the whole concept." I'm glad to see such ongoing comparisons; they encourage cross-pollination of the best ideas. On the other hand, it's a little bit like trying to determine the "best" dessert; even the most elaborate attempts to find statistical consensus won't answer the question of what's best for any particular user.

Comments

Re:General usability should be one of the choices

[InsightIn140Bytes]

But Linux is open. Fork it and do it yourself! Given the ability, pffft.

The real wtf

[ysth]

Statements in the article reveal it was written, or at least researched, 2 months ago.

There has been a lot of churn since then, including in the Gnome 2 fork MATE and the variety of Gnome shell extensions making Gnome 3 more usable.

Never mind the usability tests

[rbrander]

...how do I get in on these scientific experiments to determine the best dessert?

Usability of the Article?

[froggymana]

Resizes automatically to fit my screen? No.
Has everything on one neat page? No.
Allows you to click on the small pictures to get a higher resolution picture? No.
Is uncluttered by random links and pictures not relating to the article? No.
Is completely free of annoying social networking buttons that track pages you view? No.

Verdict
The article is annoying and not very usable.