This is a matter of polish. If Unity were as fast as synapse, and would ease up on the configurability issue (like Gnome Shell has with its cool extensions site), it would be head and shoulders better than the tired old start menu.
Ubuntu was never 'targeting hackers'. That is why they used to use slogans like 'linux for humans'. However, they always have and still do provide a full repo of packages, including xubuntu, lubuntu, etc. which anyone who claims to be a 'hacker' should have ZERO problem installing. As always, Ubuntu is a Linux distro, i.e. they provide packages, which is a very basic difference from what you are getting out of Windows.
I found the analogy distastefully sexist (some of the smartest people I have known dyed their hair funny colors, for fun) and the article to be mostly a long, entitled rant.
Ubuntu was never 'targeting hackers'. That is why they used to use slogans like 'linux for humans'. However, they always have and still do provide a full repo of packages, including xubuntu, lubuntu, etc. which anyone who claims to be a 'hacker' should have ZERO problem installing. As always, Ubuntu is a Linux distro, i.e. they provide packages, which is a very basic difference from what you are getting out of Windows.
I found the analogy distastefully sexist (some of the smartest people I have known dyed their hair funny colors, for fun) and the article to be mostly a long, entitled rant.