Looking at the feature list, there are relatively few blockbuster features, but I'd be interested to know how useful people think the Active Directory support is, relative to support in other Linux distros (or OSX for that matter).
I think it is a very good option if you don't like Gnome 3 but want to benefit from all the new stuff (ie. GTK+ 3) with a more traditional desktop interface.
yum groupinstall "Cinnamon Desktop"
Check the release notes: http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/18/html/Release_N...
I do wish they'd stop removing features just to make the UI simple (not even necessarily better, or easier to use, just simple).
Gnome 3.4 feels OK to me - it happens to be a good fit for the "large number of low-resolution monitors" setup I'm currently enduring, as each monitor can have a separate full-screen app, which seems to be how Gnome wants you to do things. That said, I'm going to be trying Cinnamon shortly.
The separation of "Places" and "Bookmarks". It sounds reasonable, however you cannot modify what is in the Places menu, so even if the folder doesn't exist, you're stuck with it. I don't have a Videos folder, but I cannot remove it from the sidebar.
They've also removed the tree view from Nautilus, I used it all the time, but now it's gone. I need multiple windows to look at the contents of multiple folders at once.
I cannot make a new empty file directly inside Nautilus. I could understand if this had never existed , but not why they'd remove it now.
The App Menu, or whatever they're calling it, is confusing. Nautilus has a button on the toolbar which seems to cover half of the options, and uses the App Menu for the remaining options.
The Connect To Server dialog has been changed, for no reason as far as I can tell. It now only has a text box for entering the URI, no easy-to-use Protocol/Server/Port/Username/Password sections.
Typing to locate a file will no longer take you to that file, but instead start a search. I personally hate this, although I could understand why some may prefer this.
In terms of system configuration, they've stripped a bunch of options out, again.
I can no longer enable horizontal scrolling using my touchpad.
You can no longer select a background image which is outside of the root Pictures folder (Non-recursive). You cannot even specify a different folder.
You cannot specify the background scaling (Zoom seems to be the default, no tiling, or centering etc.)
Problems with are still around: The printer configuration is still a disaster - they seem unable to make it work correctly with networked printers. Space in the name? You're screwed.
Still cannot easily disconnect from a wireless network (although the option is there, it's not easy: All Settings -> Network -> Wireless -> click on little arrow next to network name -> Disconnect)
Having said all of that, it's still better than Unity (IMO).
Would be curious to hear some feedback from people who tried. The support of Exchange in Linux has always been wobbly.. Davmail has been the best way to do so until now.