This coming from a Microsoft employee. Well, I can see why you'd be happy to reinstall that OS.
Who said I was a Microsoft employee? If I were, I sure the hell wouldn't be here exchanging replies with you.
And if you want to get into the subject of Unix, how many flavors of Unix do you actually know? I'm certified in 3. There is only one of the major Unix' that I'm not certified in.
You use Ubuntu. Ubuntu is merely Linux, the easiest of the Unix' and the most user-friendly of Linux packages. How's that for showing off your Unix skills?
Just in case you haven't been following other threads, I've installed Slackware Linux from 64 floppy disks. Go figure.