I have a friend who finally reached the point where he just could not face dealing with another sick Windows box. He gave everyone an ultimatum..Let him put some version of Linux on their machines,or he was cutting them loose to fend for themselves...Now he's converted his family to using it and a number of others. Anyone who hears he does support and calls asking for help with Windows is told no,end of discussion.

Same here..If i wanted a Mac,I'd get one. I've used various distros for years and to see how the de has morphed into something incomprehensible is more than a little disturbing. The Windows users are as pissed as the Ubuntu users..At least Windows gave half an inch...They still need to go some to make their users happy..meanwhile,Shuttleworth won't give even as much as Microsoft has.So for now,it's classic Gnome for me.

I took said path nine years ago and never looked back. I found anything I wanted to be done I could do with Linux software.

I switched to Linux nine years ago..A lot of people have already switched to Google's Linux based goodies and I suspect more will follow. I know several people,within the last few years,who have switched to Apple to avoid Windows.

If I had an immortal soul. :>D (Ubuntu user.)

Ah,thanks for the feedback. I appreciate it and also thanks for not snarling at my typo.

I'd rather them look like aliens or animals than humans myself.

" we know, scientifically, that Ubuntu with Unity is better" What does that even mean?

You could respond to his blog..This is very insightful..In the end,I doubt he would listen since he's in his own little reality bubble.

I agree...And he can't see the obvious cause he's so invested in being right.

They did indeed. Actually,Linspire had a lot of potential; but things just went from bad to worse with them for a lot of mind boggling reasons. Yeah, I'm not sure if Shuttleworth will be able to pull his fat out of the fire, time will tell.

Could you add some really creative mouse themes and fix zoom so you can use superkey scroll to zoom like on Compiz?

> I am so glad I'm not on the Windows merry-go-round. Same here. I left Windows for Linux 9 years ago and I am so glad.

>How will the bills get paid when the advertisers are gone? People won't quit their day jobs...I remember before ads were on the Internet (except for yahoo.)..Things were fine, then stupid shit like slap the monkey started appearing.

You forget this little bit of info..People like me who use Ad Block do not give a shit about ANY ads and have no desire to look at them...We are not interested. Just seeing an ad annoys us,hence our use of Adblock. I refuse to look at websites cluttered with visual vomit which is thrown in my face whether I like it or not. Ads are like never ending 2 year olds throwing tantrums and demanding I look at them as if their makers somehow think said ads are far more important than the website I am visiting...They are not important at all..They are a waste of time,space and are ugly,obnoxious,and intrusive.. It's MY computer and I decide what is shown to me...If a website tells me to turn off Adblock, i leave said website as fast as I can and never return. That's how I feel and nothing you say will change my view. I never even watched ads on tv..I'd mute the sound and do something else.