Using xubuntu now. You're right. It does just stay out of the way, and that's what I want. The applications delivery the value on the desktop, not the desktop

Using xubuntu now. You're right. It does just stay out of the way, and that's what I want. The applications delivery the value on the desktop, not the desktop environment. The DE vendors (Gnome/Unity in particular) need to work that out and just get out of the way.