Ubuntu Linux: The Great Windows and Mac Alternative?

Well, we've all been there. We have all thought : "There has got to be a better operating system than this" I was an avid Windows (Windoze) user as a child, even when I started college, Windows was the name of the game, but that has all changed. For me, it all started when I kept on having problems with my laptop. I was erasing my hard drive every four to six months because of the problems what were associated with windows, lag, pop ups, viruses, pop us, and more pop ups. Sure, I started using Firefox instead of Internet Explorer and it helped with the pop up problem, I stopped downloading files to avoid viruses. This, however, took the fun out of a PC.