My reason for switching from gnome to KDE was that it was not possible for gnome to manage more than one Bluetooth adapter. A scenario that quickly occurs when you use a docking station. KDE had no problem with that. Another thing is the crusade against tray icons by gnome.
So yeah, I like the cleanliness of gnome actually better than KDE, which is really a bit messy. But when this "cleanliness" comes at the price of stripping away essential functionality, there's no choice.
