"After I install Ubuntu, how come I can't immediately tell it about my schedule for the coming week?" Personally, I install KOrganizer. I take your point, the

"After I install Ubuntu, how come I can't immediately tell it about my schedule for the coming week?" Personally, I install KOrganizer. I take your point, there is a need for a fully functioning productivity desktop oriented GNU/Linux. As Shuttleworth has said, Ubuntu may not be that distribution as the goals are different.