In Gnome they are thinking that the desktop takes advantage of the capabilities of the touchscreen (which are increasingly popular), although I understand that this is not 100% yet (the migration to Wayland is missing).
E-Gnome bacabanga nge-desktop ukuthi isebenzise amandla esikrini sokuthinta (esaziwa kakhulu), yize ngiyaqonda ukuthi lokhu akukabi yi-100% okwamanje (ukufudukela eWayland akukho).