Linux

I think most users wouldn't care about qt vs GTK.

I will say- zorin is solid. It's very, very close to that windows look and feel which would make that transition easier. I think that, KDE Debian, mint, fedora (to some extent) are all great transition distros. But zorin absolutely mimics the feel of windows the best (not my cup of tea personally but I'm not the target demo.)

Zorin has modified the GNOME back end so the UI looks more like a KDE layout. You get 4 options for the layout (iirc). So its Windows like, but smooth and polished. It's a really good choice for people transitioning from Windows.

if it is its a big change. I would say last year little to no people knew about it. That being said that title is bs for such a subjective thing. I use it but always mention in what ways its good but that is not going to fit everybody.

I love KDE plasma, but I find that it has way too many customizations. I like Gnome's approach of simplicity and integrating everything well. I just don't like their default desktop paradigm. They tried to do something different and too simple and it pushed a lot of people away or required heavy customizations line Zorin did. Zorin desktop is what Gnome should've been.