Why Ubuntu is not ready for prime time

[Jonathan Taylor]

Ubuntu may be a very nice OS, but until the average  person can use it,
it will not amount to much.  Using Ubuntu is like buying a half built
car. Then you have to guess at how to build the other half. All
documentation is useless to beginners and you can't even install most
things without using the terminal.  So, why is it sooo much easier to
install things in Windows and Mac?  You'll never be more than a
curiosity until this is fixed.