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While some Linux distributions have come a long way, I still don't think this will happen any time soon. The ease of use is still far behind OS X and Windows in

While some Linux distributions have come a long way, I still don't think this will happen any time soon. The ease of use is still far behind OS X and Windows in my opinion. Granted, I've only used Ubuntu (12.04 LTS mostly), but that's one of the most user-friendly distributions I think.

bornhuetter 14y ago
For the average user, I think Windows and OS X are easier to use than current Linux distributions, but for a developer Ubuntu is getting pretty good. I disliked Unity at first, but it's really starting to grow on me - especially after using Ubuntu Tweak to change a few things I didn't like. There are some great shortcut keys, like Super-W, Super-S and Crtl-Alt-Arrow to switch between workspaces and windows, that I think are as good as OS X gestures. And the package manager is superior in many ways to the App Store and the Windows 8 Store. Intel have done a good job so far of kicking OEMs into shape over ultrabooks - and manufacturers are finally starting to get it. If they were to make a similar push for linux based developer laptops, where all the drivers work properly, I could see it potentially being very good for the industry.
- DeepDuh 14y ago
  What you describe sounds good and makes me want to try it as well in the future (there's stuff in OSX, mostly of the recently introduced sort, that really grinds my gears). Then again, I will probably still miss things like Spotlight, Quicklook, Mail.app, PDF print / cut / paste / manipulate with Preview + iWorks too much. How is Ubuntu coming along with such features nowadays? At least in Kubuntu I find that stuff still abysmal.