Some people will tell you fragmentation is one of the main things that is holding back Linux from desktop adoption. Not having a unified name, packaging system, or heck even desktop environment often confuses new users and puts them into overload - Too much choice can be a bad thing.

Read the full thing at http://jeffhoogland.blogspot.com/2010/08/why-this-linux-fan-roots-for-meego-not.html

I wholeheartedly agree.