The value of habits/muscle memory should never be underestimated. And why i feel that KDE did the unix world a disservice when they went from emulating Windows

The value of habits/muscle memory should never be underestimated. And why i feel that KDE did the unix world a disservice when they went from emulating Windows to try to be their own thing in KDE4. As long as KDE behaved closely to Windows out of the box, one could more easily get people to give desktop unix a try over the longer term. This because the initial experience would not be as jarring. Similarly observe the backlash Microsoft got for Windows 8. Sadly the FOSS world seems overrun with designers and busybodies that want to pad their resume these days.