"More powerful" in the context of features. E.g. Kate (text editor) has many advanced features not available in Gnome Text Editor. For me the reduced feature-

"More powerful" in the context of features. E.g. Kate (text editor) has many advanced features not available in Gnome Text Editor. For me the reduced feature-set of Gnome apps is what I want because I don't usually need them. I like the (imo) clean and easy UX of Gnome apps.