I just installed the beta in a VM. Looks like they still haven't replaced the hideous default theme (Human). If Ubuntu is going to go head-to-head with Snow Leopard and Windows 7 it needs to be more appealing out of the box.
On a positive note, nice to see Ext4 available. I think the next release will enable it by default.
While I am certain that Snow Leopard is going to look pretty sleek, I personally find that Ubuntu looks a lot better than Windows Vista/7. I could be biased because I am sick of Windows as an operating system. However, I think font and color rendering and overall interface looks a lot better in Ubuntu.
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On a positive note, nice to see Ext4 available. I think the next release will enable it by default.
I use ubuntu as my primary os and can't stand the default look. It looks like a "toy".
> Cloud computing (mimics AWS)
> Faster boot up (always yay)
> Easy mail servers (big hassle addressed)
* the new notification 'bubbles' in the top right hand corner look good
* coming out of hibernate/suspend mode reconnects me to my wifi connection (never seemed to work in the past)
It looks better than the infamous Windows bubble notification.
And please look up and post the official link in the future: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/jaunty/beta