[greendude29]

Highly subjective based on personal preferences.

I use Gnome and the top bar is far from a checkbox for stylistic design for me. On it are applets that I use multiple times everyday (Calendar, Caffeine, a few custom applets, VPN controls, etc).

The author assumes that utility would come from something like a global menu which is also a choice, as I access menus only using the keyboard and not mouse.

I do love the magic corner though.