Twenty Reasons Why You Should Try Ubuntu
- It makes Steve Ballmer very, very mad.
- The proponents of Ubuntu aren't in it for the money.
- If you're a Baby Boomer, picture Microsoft as The Man.
- It has the most newbie-friendly forum out there. Seriously, the moderators have the patience of Job.
- It just feels good to run open-source, free software.
- Kiss DRM insanity goodbye. Your recorded media belongs to YOU.
- Want new software? Install/uninstall completely FREE killer apps through Synaptics Package Manager.
- The live CD is the ultimate "try before you buy." Except you're not buying anything.
- Looking at a basic Vista computer purchase? You'll need at least a gig of RAM and a dual-core to make it run decently fast. Oh, and embedded DRM, which provides you zero benefit but is there at the insistence of the recording and movie industries, is a big reason why it's such a hardware hog. Ubuntu runs all day long on 512 MB of RAM and three-year old processors.
- You can plead ignorance when friends and family ask your for Vista troubleshooting help.
- Steve Ballmer hates Linux badly enough that he's making comical unsubstantiated claims about its alleged infringement of M$ code. Ubuntu REALLY doesn't want or need any M$ code, thank you.
- Want to spend over $300 on an office suite? No? Then how about a free one included with the OS?
- Compare troubleshooting a software issue with Ubuntu to chasing one down for a Windows app. I think you'll find a tremendous amount of difference in the number of Google returns.
- Defrag? What's that?
- Get used to your desktop, and it won't turn into some bizarrely different looking thing every few years. Changes to Linux desktops are gradual, not sudden.
- When you run Windows, you're running the result of the efforts of hundreds of thousands of highly-paid programmers. When you run Ubuntu, you're running the result of the efforts of mere thousands of volunteer programmers who simply want you to have a better product.
- Adding to Windows' overhead is spyware prevention, virus protection, and Windows Firewall, designed to keep intruders out. While Ubuntu may someday become a target of attacks, right now you can run free of bug killers and bad-guy-blockers.
- The lack of WGA or its equivalent. The very idea of M$ running a program without your consent designed SOLELY to make certain you're not a thief is simply lousy, lousy customer service.
- Your software will be updated and upgraded from now on for FREE.
- Oh, one last thing. The only thing Steve Ballmer hates worse than Linux is Google!
