When I first came to Ubuntu, some 2 months ago, I remember being told
by a few that KDE was supposed to be easier for people coming over
from 'other' OS. Since I jumped in the deep end never really
considering KDE.

But I did install for a few day about 2 weeks ago, Kubuntu. I did not
like it as much as Ubuntu. Yes there are a vast array of applications
in Kubuntu, but I have yet to find myself saying, "I miss having....".

Kubuntu does look and feel much like my previous OS, but I do not have
happy memories of that so maybe that does not help Kubuntu. I use
Amarok as my music player, love it, think it is the best available,
but I am not currently using any other KDE applications.

Least we forget, the point of KDE was to creat a Kool Desktop
Enviroment, though the Kool is now just 'K'. But Ubuntu running Compiz
Fusion...that must be the ice cold desktop enviroment!

End of the day you go with what you like and I think virtually all of
us have mixed and matched Gnome and KDE to some degree. So back to the
original question...are we really missing out? I do not think so, we
get the best of both worlds.