[Mikeb85]

Linux has some of the nicest DEs.

But we are used to the DE being de-coupled from the OS, and being able to change it. For Windows and Mac the DE is a 'selling point', for Linux it isn't because it can be changed any which way you want. I mean, in Ubuntu it's trivial to install 10 different DEs and switch every time you log in...

[sanskritabelt]

14 channels of shit on the tv screen.

[Mikeb85]

Lol. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I'd personally take Unity or Gnome Shell over Windows' or OSX's UI anyday...