Since I’ve grown disillusioned with the KDE 4.x interface to Linux, I’ve been spending more time using the GNOME desktop. With the recent release of GNOME 2.26, I’m really happy I made the move.
I started running GNOME 2.26 on the Ubuntu 9.04 alpha a few days ago, and I’ve been pleasantly surprised. While the Ubuntu 9.04 alpha 6 is still very much a work in progress, GNOME 2.26 manages to run like a charm on it. I’ll soon be installing it on my other Linux distributions.
So why do I like it so much? Let me count the ways:
1) Exchange/Outlook mail compatibility.
The reason I hear the most anymore about why people don’t switch to the Linux desktop isn’t about the desktop itself or office applications. It’s always about not being able to get to Exchange or not wanting to leave years of Outlook mail in the virtual trash can. Those excuses won’t fly any more.
That’s because the latest version of Evolution, my all time favorite e-mail/groupware client, now has two killer features for users who might migrate from Windows and Outlook to Linux and Evolution.
