Freely available replacements for Windows and Mac applications
Linux New User Guide: 10 Things I Wish I Had Known
Ubuntu has come a long way since its inception. It has always been slick and fast and visually very appealing. But in the last decade Ubuntu has matured as the Linux platform of choice.
Ubuntu and Linux in general are driven by user needs. Unlike the closed applications found in Windows or Apple Macintosh, Ubuntu is built on community interest and a community of world-class engineers. These engineers build applications that users want and make them freely available to Linux and Ubuntu users.
The progress Ubuntu has made can be seen in the number of applications that are not only suitable replacements for Windows and Mac applications, but are in many ways better than them.