I have not been using Lite for very long, so I may be confusing it with something else. However, I remember that my experience with Lite was not good.
Although I am concerned about the future of Gnome, I am beginning to believe that Zorin 17 Beta is satisfactory and that Gnome should not be forcibly removed from Zorin OS. I hope that the end result is a good user experience, and that the process is most efficient for the developer.