Yea its pretty reasonable, if you want a more 'windows' like experience try Kubuntu which has a different desktop.
Although ubuntu is far from perfect but then again the same could be said for windows.... I prefer it for general web surfing and email because there is no browser hijacks, spyware or virus issues in general that effect you.

That in reality is what made me look for alternatives as it seemed I was forever cleaning and scanning windows for problems