We cannot choose one desktop over the other - Gnome or KDE - because there's users for both code bases.
I'm sorry if the following sounds combative and excessively personal, but that's my general style.
I personally believe that the iPod is a frankly corrosive device because it encourages you to surround yourself with your favorites. The whole idea of a playlist is to surround yourself with your favorite things, and the interesting thing is that when you do that, they cease to be your favorites.