Best alternative OS to Windows? Any recommendations?

Ubuntu, even though I haven't used it since Hoary Hedgehog (whew, feels like forever ago!) - it's clean, runs well, and there's more software out there for it than you will ever need. Ubuntu was what led me to AbiWord, for example - very slick piece of word processing software. I didn't miss Windows one bit, and I could even 'mount' my Windows hard drive so I could view files from it.

 

There's no such a release! Hardy Heron is the codename of Ubuntu 8.04, which is still active ( LTS ).

 

Ubuntu does seem like a nice choice, though if you some more titles, perhaps more obscure than the most popular ones... there are sites that list similar stuff like this.
Take http://alternative.to/Windows_7,29200570 for example... quite a list, under the article.

 

I have heard great things about mac operating system x.
It has a more graphical interface.

 

I suggest Ubuntu, pretty easy to use also a very clean install.

 

I recently switched from ubuntu to linux mint. It's also based off debian, so the same packages are available. I found it quicker and some stuff was easier to configure.

 

try macintosh good for design but not good for gamers

 

Mac 10.6 all the way. 2 years ago I would have said Ubuntu, but since owning a MBP i've fallen in love.

 

Mac OS gives better technology support as well as easier driver management.

 

Linux and Mac are the best options.

 

Now Linux is best alternative of Windows OS. It is not only alternative but also competitor of OS.

 

linux is the best option after window.

 

You can try Linux, but I still think as a personal desktop , So far windows is still very good, There are a lot of developers to develop software for windows.

 

Linux is best choose if not use Windows

 

My first Os was windows but now i use mac

 

i would like to recommend you for linux.ubuntu is one of the most popular os which is launched my linux.i think if there is any alternative name comes after windows than it must be linux.