This is not to say that operating systems like Windows 8 and Ubuntu don't offer features for power users; they both . Touch, however, is not particularly well-suited for long periods of time at the desktop--my arms hurt just thinking about it--and the mobile-style interface often feels like it's being forced to fit, in my opinion.

Then, too, there's the difference between content consumption--visiting Facebook and watching YouTube videos, for instance, both of which are easily done within the mobile paradigm--and content production, which tends to be done on desktops and requires much more involved interaction with the computer.

I don't have any statistics to offer about Unity, but I do know that a significant contingent of longtime Ubuntu users have the fact that it has been made the default. Now that Windows is heading in a similar direction, I think there may be growing demand for a desktop operating system that isn't based on the mobile paradigm.

'Configurable to the Last Detail'

Diversity, of course, is a hallmark of Linux, which is available in flavors for just about every taste and purpose. Some --like and --are designed with ease of use at the forefront, while others target different niches and needs.