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Desktop environment degradation and poor UI/UX on Linux

5

Major Linux desktop environments (Unity, GNOME 3, KDE 4/5) have either declined in quality or become overly heavyweight. UI antipatterns are common, and the overall desktop experience has worsened in recent years.

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Canonical's proprietary-first philosophy undermines FLOSS principles

5

Canonical's history of proprietary server-side components (Snap), closed-source backends, and failed attempts at ecosystem control (Mir, Unity, Amazon integration) signal a 'not made here' mentality that contradicts open-source values and discourages community adoption.

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