This is exactly right, it was timing. I have been using Ubuntu since 2005 and it was a rough grind on the "just-works" front in those beginning days. By 2010,

This is exactly right, it was timing. I have been using Ubuntu since 2005 and it was a rough grind on the "just-works" front in those beginning days. By 2010, desktop Ubuntu was in great shape and laptop Ubuntu was nearly there (moreso on suspend/resume, not so much on battery). People were just starting to breathe and then Unity came and threw any semblance of stability out the window.