Windows isn't a very good ubuntu replacement ;-)

I don't see why people have issues with ubuntu. I converted when I was 13 and only ever rebooted for soldat and specialised graphics work.

Now soldat works flawlessly, and i'm getting used to The GIMP

barney@spadge:~$ uptime
18:34:17 up 32 days, 20:16, 6 users, load average: 2.31, 2.07, 2.00

Its super-fun customising ubuntu and writing all kinds of apps.