^^^^^^^^^take six hours to complete up2date.^^^^^^^^^^^
A one stop shop even with that much time still takes less time than a windows box.(assuming your number of 6 hours is accurate)
What applications do you run? 12 separate apps + OS you said?
Make your list of all the websites you're gonna have to go to to get it all updated. How long's that gonna take?
Yup, I did it in one place.
Linux is easier.
Sure it is. "Easier", "Free", yet still stuck down at 2% of desktops for some incredibly strange reason.