That's true, but it's a completely different thing. This isn't about a LiveCD, it's about the regular installer. I don't see why people are making a big deal

That's true, but it's a completely different thing. This isn't about a LiveCD, it's about the regular installer. I don't see why people are making a big deal out of the change. The net installer already has an option to choose between LXDE, Gnome, KDE, and XFCE. I'd suspect anybody installing Debian themselves and who has a preference would know how to change between them. That said, it wouldn't hurt to make the option could be a little easier to find.