I carry a stainless clipper with me every day at work but a lot of what i use it for is prying and the stainless knives are less resistant to chipping and breaking, although i still manage to destroy them now and again
I use a carbon Mora for bushy stuff more often than stainless.
I have quite a choice of knives but the Mora is as capable as any of them and there is a certain satisfaction in using a simple tool.
Just took these pic's last night to demonstrate how i carry it sometimes, very discrete under a jacket.
Carbon takes a better edge and to be honest i look after my kit and i have never had a rusty Mora but they do take on a nice patina with a bit of use.
I might carry a stainless version if im camping on the shore or in a boat but as i said i look after my kit so the rust isn't an issue..
I carry a stainless version in my fishing box but i'd really like a part serrated version for that, can't find one at the moment but i think you can get them.
If i had to choose one i would take the carbon but they are cheap enough to buy one of each.
I make a leather sheath which will hold either and i just take which ever knife is most suitable.