1. Adoption for the non-tech elite: Ubuntu sells itself as an attractive alternative to the masses. Being that Windows is what 90 percent of the computer-using public is comfortable with, Ubuntu stands the best chance at adoption by offering something familiar.
2. It doesn't have to look that way: Go to Gnome-Looks.org and see for yourself. You can make the GUI look like nearly anything. I've seen clean desktops that use a series of orb icons to navigate through applications and the file structure. That's the real beauty of Linux. It's not what they give you, it's what you can make.
3. Judge not by a single photo: A lot of Ubuntu is radically different, and actually more intuitive, from Windows. It just takes more than a fleeting glance at a single photo to experience that.
"Google has developed their own mobile OS based on Linux ... "
This is pure, unadulterated postulation, but I wonder if the "Linux-based operating system" in question would have anything to do with Ubuntu Mobile, given A) Canonicals announcement of the project (and its eminent release with Gutsy) and B) the confirmed existence of Goobuntu.
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"What's the best gaming laptop for under 1,500 bucks? I had my eye on the P7805u (Gateway), but it seems Best Buy has run out for the time being. Also, as a secondary question, I like the specs on brands such as iBUYPOWER and CyberPower and the like, but are they reliable? I'm a little worried about buying labels that aren't huge like Dell, Gateway, etc. Thanks!"
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1. Adoption for the non-tech elite: Ubuntu sells itself as an attractive alternative to the masses. Being that Windows is what 90 percent of the computer-using public is comfortable with, Ubuntu stands the best chance at adoption by offering something familiar.
2. It doesn't have to look that way: Go to Gnome-Looks.org and see for yourself. You can make the GUI look like nearly anything. I've seen clean desktops that use a series of orb icons to navigate through applications and the file structure. That's the real beauty of Linux. It's not what they give you, it's what you can make.
3. Judge not by a single photo: A lot of Ubuntu is radically different, and actually more intuitive, from Windows. It just takes more than a fleeting glance at a single photo to experience that.