If TDE were to close down, which desktop would you use instead? You would be allowed to abandon Linux entirely in this scenario.
A very depressing thought. "Oldstable" would be an option to keep a decent desktop.
Some downsides I seen in others;
Alien style Ugly in appearance Limited user-configurability (menus, panels...) Limited file manager functionality (complex settings or other apps required to do what konq does natively e.g. sftp) Dependence on gnome/kde4 applications (plus their baggage) to make up for what is missing Unwanted bells and whistles in your face Bloat, excess cpu and ram usage (requires new and expensive hardware)
The gap between minimalist and bloat is too wide. XFCE seems the best of the mainstream and is used here also but for overall functionality against resource usage, TDE wins and is main desktop
Bugs? they all have them.
David