This is so subjective even a rookie like me can tell he's biased. Each desktop environment has its key ideas behind it. You can compare individual components, w

This is so subjective even a rookie like me can tell he's biased. Each desktop environment has its key ideas behind it. You can compare individual components, which would be at least subjective enough, but you have to admit that both are huge code landscapes that offer ranges of exclusives functionalities and features. So saying one is "the best" is not an option I'm afraid.