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Not to disrupt but....
I too am thinking of shift to Ubuntu. My reason is a little different that what has been mentioned on the thread, so I thought I'd add my reasons.
Software should be immortal. I've used MS-DOS back to 1.1. I'm tired of paying through the nose for upgrade after upgrade. I keep a Win ME pack (all my desktop computers have StarTech removable pack hard drives for all hard drives, data and OS both), and use WORD 97 for my word processor. Why? 1. I does everything I want a word processor to do and 2. It's paid for.
To me, we're past the point of any real advantage to using a new operating system, (or even most apps level software). It's all about getting more bucks out of the consumer. I want an OS that I can install and forget about, without having to upgrade to the latest whizbang. If it does what I want, and is stable, I'll be happy as a clam. From what I can gather, you can install a version of linux and (theoretically) keep running it forever. Am I right? (I'm still running some Win 3.1 software, under Virtual PC, because I like it.)
Of course, I'm the guy who wants an e-ink reader using AA NIMH batteries so it will last forever and not become junk when the custom LI-ion battery fails....
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