On paper, Ubuntu Netbook Edition looks great. I mean, what's not to like? It's got a sexy launcher, a lean and mean footprint, fast boot times, ... and it's free!
So, I decided to take the plunge. I didn't use a virtual machine to just "review it," though. I actually took an old Acer Aspire 1650 laptop -- which was running XP -- and switched it to Ubuntu Netbook Edition.
Installation was a breeze. I just fired up Wubi right from XP and within an hour the whole thing was downloaded and installed. It was also installed in such a way that I could uninstall it from within Windows later (and boy, am I glad I did it like that).
At first glance, the system holds a lot of promise. The launcher is very nice; the default applications are cool, too.
However, when you start trying to get something done, that's when FAIL sets in.
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