Comment 911 for bug 1

^Whoa there, don't go bashing MS Office :D As far as i'm concerned Office XP is a legend that has carried me through MANY a paper.

Anyways, I agree with what you are saying. Perhaps if I'd have had the opportunity to use Linux sooner than these last couple of weeks I wouldn't be so damn frustrated with it. Yes, the cure for this bug is to get more people involved that can rocket this OS up (to at least beat Macs). In fact, I'm currently considering adding a computer science minor to my current math minor just because of my desire to get into OS design and help Ubuntu/Fedora/OpenSuse/etc. out. The problem I think lies in the fact that XP doesn't really have much of a learning curve....you can turn it on and fumble your way through it quick enough. The only real learning curve comes when you want to be efficient and use ALL the features. Ubuntu, while not difficult to get running, immediately presents a mountain of a learning curve even if the smallest things go wrong.

So while I have the patience (but not enough time really) to poke and prod out some solutions to my problems and how to become proficient, many other users have no such attributes. See here:

Computing Landscape:

Developers, Ultra-Basement-Geeks
Server Admins/IT Careers <-------Where Gentoo is geared to (only for the brave)
Long Time Linux Users <------Where Ubuntu is currently geared to (great features but not very usable)
Power Windows Users/Gamers <------Where an OS should be geared to (features every category can enjoy but not hard to use)
Average Users <---------Where XP is geared to (little limits but could be better)
Children <----------Where Vista/Se7en/Mac is geared to (hindered, dumbed/watered down, flash-bang)
Grandma