Comment 232 for bug 1

I suspect that, unlike their Linux counterparts, most Windows users choose their operating system based on pragmatic considerations, including but certainly not limited to, what is already on their computer.

My wife has tried out Kubuntu and decided that it has too many rough edges - such as that we have to start the wireless manually, as NetworkManager doesn't like our card with WPA - and these cost her time and energy. She uses Linux if the computer is already running it and she has no major work to do, otherwise she will boot Windows.

If people here are serious about getting Windows users to switch, they might want to try the following: get a Windows user (or several) to test run Ubuntu for a while, taking notes about difficulties and annoyances they encounter. Then submit bug reports for as many of those as possible, or add comments to existing reports. This will ensure that issues get looked at which genuinely matter to Windows users, and will probably be more effective than just announcing to all that Ubuntu is better - even if it is for you, it may not be for those you would like to convince.