I just built a new computer. I make Windows programs for consulting and sale. I didn't want to buy another copy of XP (already have 2 for other computers) and

I just built a new computer. I make Windows programs for consulting and sale. I didn't want to buy another copy of XP (already have 2 for other computers) and Vista is a bloated mess that offers nothing to the end user (even if the kernel and memory management are better, you can't see that). I also didn't want to fork out the ~$180+ for Vista Ultimate. I had just one day earlier spent an hour on the phone with a customer because a program I wrote actually uses the correct ProgramData location, but the program hadn't been added to the User Account Control (UAC) yet so Vista was preventing it from writing some files. Once added, it worked perfectly. Who wants to deal with that crap? Long story short: Ubuntu costs me $0, it works with my dual monitors, it was easy to install, the second hard drive got mounted easily, and I'm switching to web programming. I'd also like to say I am in love with Ubuntu. It's like rekindling a flame with a previous lover (Linux).