Ubuntu has worked more or less out of the box since its first release. Windows routinely would take hours to install, -and that would be a "pre-installed" imag

Ubuntu has worked more or less out of the box since its first release. Windows routinely would take hours to install, -and that would be a "pre-installed" image from the vendor. Lately things have gotten a lot better but I have never chosen Linux because of freedom but rather always because of simplicity and usability . Then again, usability is in they eye of the beholder it seems.