Frankly, I don't like Ubuntu, but I am still happy about this decision. Ubuntu is the most Windows-like distro from what I've seen, and this should allow users

Frankly, I don't like Ubuntu, but I am still happy about this decision. Ubuntu is the most Windows-like distro from what I've seen, and this should allow users to migrate somewhat comfortably from the Windows world to the Linux world. The thing that I'm really happy about, however, is that I can now buy a Dell Ubuntu laptop with the knowledge that I'll be able to replace the Ubuntu install with a Gentoo one and still have all the necessary Linux drivers. No longer will I have to be months behind bleeding-edge hardware in order to ensure that everything will work in Linux. Of course, this might take some time to occur (for a while I'm sure that they will only release well-supported hardware), but if it's successful, hardware producers will eventually be compelled to release Linux drivers alongside Windows ones.