Marc, we are discussing the advantages and disadvantages of Linux as a whole, and not just Ubuntu. Having said that, if you find that a particular distro isn't working for you, you can always just try a different one. The possibilities are practically endless, but you could have a look at openSuse, Mandiva, Fedora, Slackware etc.. There is something for everyone.
I never really had a problem with multimedia in Linux, except for a few clashes caused by Compiz, so you could always try to check how things work with that turned off... Regarding the flash sound problem, I agree with Jean that it is a pulseaudio problem. You could either google the subject and try and play around with things a little, or else just tell Ubuntu to revert back to ALSA for handling sound. Again, as Jean said, GParted (or QtParted if youre into KDE) is the way to go. GParted provides an excelent live cd which is certainly something every IT person should have in their software collection. And as Raphael and Jean said, don't take things so personally Shawn. It is true with all communities, but particularly with our sort of community, that there lots of opinions floating about, and some of us are vocal about them, and others not. Let's all try to keep things calm and focused on the point, promoting Linux!
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