Ubuntu is the Windows of Linux. If you're a more technical user, no reason to run it since you can have something leaner and more fine-tuned and customized to

Ubuntu is the Windows of Linux. If you're a more technical user, no reason to run it since you can have something leaner and more fine-tuned and customized to you're needed. But if you're not a technical user, it's probably perfect as it gets less in the way from whatever spreadsheet or document or web work you have to do. The compromise is of course the bloat and all the stuff running under the surface to make all that work. Different distros for different use cases.