The functionality is there, and so is the usability, but the design is highly lacking.
Let’s take Office 365 (July 2016) and LibreOffice for example.
Word:
Icons are lain out in categories and even sub-sections within these categories. The icons fit the pixel density of the screen and they are of relatively modern design.
Writer:
This was the cleanest part of the interface. On Windows, LibreOffice has the convenience of the menus at the top but in Linux, they’re not so present, sometimes non-existent. The icons are bulgy and outdated. They’re of inconsistent design ideology. The icons are however just all in one place. It’s overwhelming to be honest.
With GNOME 3 and Unity, Linux is on its way to being beautiful, but something needs to be done to make Linux more HiDPI friendly. Linux needs to have a more consistent design ideology and developers need to work a little more on the polishing of their software.
However, it might not just be a Linux issue. It could just be in the world of Open-Source.
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