Ubuntu's a fine OS, but it's not really to be compared to Windows or OS X for general purpose computing, mostly because it's not popular enough to merit serious 3rd party investment.
Wake me up when I can apt-get install photoshop-cs3
PS: I code all day on Ubuntu.
Re:Coding Horror: Douchebaggery
by cstejerean on Friday February 29, 2008 @01:13PM
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try apt-get install gimp :)
Just think of how long it would take you to install XP from scratch on a machine and get all the drivers, service packs, updates and tools you need installed. Then imagine being able to get all of that done in under 45 minutes.
Imagine having better eye candy and performance than OSX or Vista on hardware that is less than half the price.
Throw in the benefits of developing on the same platform you deploy on. Welcome to Ubuntu!