The author here. I understand that some people have no problems with GNOME 3, that's fine. Based on the evidence I've gathered through the years, my estimate is

The author here. I understand that some people have no problems with GNOME 3, that's fine. Based on the evidence I've gathered through the years, my estimate is that half the people that used GNOME 2 liked GNOME 3, and half didn't. In my opinion that's way too many people to piss off in one version bump. Judging from the responses after two years from the debacle, I think it's fair to say that GNOME will never be as successful as it once was.