Comment 1042 for bug 1

FWIW, here is my opinion why this bug is not on it's way of being resolved.

Ever since Ubuntu 8.04 I have seen a regression in how usable the distribution is for me:
1. It uses a lot of memory: I had to upgrade my memory recently since 2GB were not enough for 4 applications (thunderbird, terminal, firefox and eclipse). My computer at home, with 1GB of memory and Windows runs much more applications without problem.
2. It is not stable: in 8.04 and 8.10 X used to crashed a lot. Now I get random freezes of the laptop.
3. Many times it fails to suspend: I get no clear indication what interrupted the suspension, and I have to wait every time to see if it manages to suspend and if not, shut down (loose my state of work), and reboot later. In Windows I can unplug the power line, put in my backpack and not worry.
4. Basic stuff like sound (pulseaudio) and fan cooling don't work properly.
5. Some things that are basic in Windows are hard to do in Ubuntu. For example, how do I check my disk? In windows it is through a context menu, in Ubuntu I have to create some file under '/'. And why do I have to reboot just to check? Note that the fact that it automatically checks every 20 boots or so is not good, since I don't want to reboot. ever.