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On a tangent, I find the straight-up Debian Stable pretty polished. On the surface of it, feels exactly like Ubuntu, which makes me wonder why would anyone choose a derivative, especially given that anyone can easily configure it to their heart’s content.

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the release cycle is the major point I suppose. Debian stable is very old for a workstation. Running testing or unstable is usually fine but not everyone might like it. With something like Ubuntu and two year/6 months update cycles you're probably closer to what most people want on a desktop.

> Debian stable is very old for a workstation.

For a programming workstation perhaps. Many people can do their work with the software provided with Debian Stable. If they're job isn't changing much, there's less to worry about over the life of install too.

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