I installed Ubuntu onto my father's netbook after he started having trouble with malware. I think he barely noticed that it wasn't Windows, and I've had no com

I installed Ubuntu onto my father's netbook after he started having trouble with malware. I think he barely noticed that it wasn't Windows, and I've had no complaints since. For most purposes the operating system is becoming less important, since many things are now accessed via a web browser. The main product differentiator is how much maintenance you have to do to keep the OS running well, and in that regard Windows is very high maintenance.