I really feel all the haters here are emotionally attached to GNOME deep down their hearts. Also, I feel that they want GNOME 3 to prove them wrong, to succeed, but not on their desktops ... maybe on their tablets.
I felt the alienation too buddies, but maybe GNOME hasn't forgotten us after all, by introducing GNOME Classic (http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/new-classic-mode-...).
I urge everyone of you to donate, not just because of this crunch. Donate to fulfil your expectations from GNOME, to see GNOME 3 succeed, maybe on your tablet.
We, the open source hackers build such foundations. Foundations that aren't like hoarders Samsung & Apple who burn their money away on destructive litigations.
Support GNOME at http://www.gnome.org/friends
A friend in need is a friend indeed :-)