I have been using Ubuntu as my main OS since 10.04 and have been installing it on my PC since 8.04. I have been using Ubuntu, since that time. I have seen a slow improvement of the distro since that time, till 16.04. I do not think 16.04 is an improvement over 14.04, I have the feeling, it is getting less reliable. Just think about the issues with the Ubuntu software center. I have to use good old Synaptic or 'apt' again to get software installed. Think about Steam, it does not install in 16.04. For the first time I had a problem installing the Oracle Virtualbox deb on a fresh install of Ubuntu on my repaired and resurrected laptop. Also the wrong Wifi Broadcom driver had been installed. A lot of times when I wanted to install new apps, the dependencies were incomplete and the installation failed. The minimal quality I expect from an app store is, that it contains software, that can be installed. If not, at least it should have two sections one for humans and one for nerds Sometimes I'm just not in the mood for googling trying to find the solutions.
I also see Ubuntu is falling behind Mint and Debian in popularity, a part of the problem might be a decrease of quality not so much of the OS itself, but of its surrounding and lack of modest new features. Do not talk about Unity 8, it is far behind the original schedule and I doubt its success. Just remember Microsoft's attempt to develop one UI for small and large screen sizes, called Windows 8. From what I have seen of it in 17.04, it does not seem like a significant improvement for desktops. It is anyhow much slower in loading.
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