[The_Lemming]

If Windows isn't bloated, then why does it take up an entire DVD worth of space just for the install disc, while Ubuntu can fit

-A Live environment that lets you try the OS without risk to your existing OS

-A PDF reader

-A full-featured office suite

-the GIMP

-the F-Spot image program

-a default video driver that works with nearly all video cards nearly as well as those cards' proprietary drivers

-visual effects better than anything yet found in Windows

and more on a single CD? Windows takes up an entire DVD for an OS:

-that you can't test-drive like you can with Ubuntu

-doesn't come with a PDF reader by default (you have to install Adobe Reader)

-doesn't come with a decent image-editing program by default

-doesn't come with an office suite, forcing you to buy a completely separate product (Microsoft Office)

-and has a video driver that stinks by default, forcing you to go to the manufacturer's website and get the driver.