Rather then trying to be one more reviewer, I am listing some of the great UI ,functional and psychological! features of Ubuntu (any ways Ubuntu is a linux distribution so almost all these features are available in other distros too) which have now become an indispensable part of my computing experience:
- 'Always on top' option for any window
- Multiple desktops to clearly separate my work and leisure on two seperate desktops (so I can work on my project on one desktop and chat on another!)
- Scrolling in window which has mouse over it, not the window having focus
- Reordering window tabs in taskbar (present in windows 7)
- Update not limited to only operating system's components, a single updater take care of operating system and all major software installed on the system so each programme doesn't try to update itself (those annoying update processes running in background in windows)
- Doesn't suffer from progressive laziness(I have been using the same installation for over 1.5 years, Windows users will know what I am saying ;-) )
- Lack of extra intelligence. That means Ubuntu does what you tell it to do. Unlike some other OSs, it doesn't apply its own intelligence every time you ask it to do something, ultimately doing what you never wanted.
- Did I mention, no viruses,malware,spyware etc.! (I have seen people running two antiviruses on their PC to the extent that their PC is able to run only the antiviruses and nothing else!)
- No guilt of pirated software :-)
- Powerful terminal => geeky gratification (though seems this is the bane of linux)
No, I don't get a commission for promoting Ubuntu and Linux at large, as many of my cynical friends would be tempted to think, but I seriously hope to see the day when people would begin using Linux as a viable alternative to Windows. As said, having choice never hurts.
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