I think you’re selling yourself (and others) short with this statement.
I’ll bet you a cup of coffee that ANYONE reading this who can boot a computer, use a browser and make a CD from an image can download, and BUILD a computer using Ubuntu in a short period of time.
I rebuilt two computers, a laptop and a desktop machine I use as a VOIP server in less than an hour, configured them and had them both running (and yes to secure things a bit more took a little more time and more knowledge than most have) - BUT, the computers were BOTH working in less than an hour and I had email up and running quickly (using Thunderbird).
The ONLY hold up I had was my ISP whom I have since fired and gotten a new cable connection.
By the way, this version I loaded works better than Windows and IS intuitive - at least it looks like something you’re used to using and you should not have to “relearn” anything.
I buy my PCs from a custom builder with no OS on it. I load WinXP then use the driver CD that the builder includes with the pc. Next time I’m going to bed or going to be away for a few hours I download and install the updates or, since I’m networked with another PC I just copy the service pack over and run it. It’s not that big of a deal. I used to build them myself but nowadays it doesn’t cost much more to have someone else do it for me.