I think "healthy competition" is the most productive way to look at it, given the situation.

With the history of unclear alignment, it would be foolish for everyone to rely on Gnome.

But there's a ton of investment and value in that platform. (Much of it before Gnome even started, but now under the Gnome umbrella.)

So "competition" has been giving us alternatives.

Maybe ongoing competition will help keep pressure on Gnome, to be closer to aligned with the user bases.