Ubuntu (for) vs. Windows 8 (against)

While I love Linux (my favorite distro is even a fork of Ubuntu, thusly followed by Arch), I feel that Linux still isn't ready for widespread desktop adoption just yet, thusly making Windows 8 the "better" operating system. Ubuntu is awesome for someone who is technologicly inclined like you or myself, and in other aplications such as computer labs and unspecialized workstations like those one could find in a library, however, this still doesn't account for Ubuntu being completly better than Windows 8. As of right now, almost every government, buisness, and acidemic document standard is the .doc or .docx extention (Microsoft Word) and for spredsheets, the excel file extention, yes open office can read and edit Word and Excel files, but formating is still lost, which can be an issue, and while LibreOffice is avalible on Windows, not many are willing to be the forrunners in a massive switch form Word to Libre at this point in time as it doesn't seem like a direct gain to them.Yes Ubuntu comes pre-packaged with Firefox, Thunderbird, LibreOffice and other open source applications, but most, if not all of these are avalible on Windows and even Mac OS X as well, thus making the argument that because Ubuntu has software that can easily be downloaded if one desired it on Windows preinstalled with the OS, it is obviously better. The size of there perspective distrobution systems doesn't directly reflect which is better as the internet is a better method of distibuitng software tha eithe the Ubuntu Software Center or Microsofts Windows Store in my humble view.Yes Wine and CrossOver are nice progams, but on a large scale such as in a Government institution, place of commerce, or Institution of Academia as the happenstance of breaking EULAs is present, and can cause major issues for not only the IT department, but also the legal department. The main thing that keeps me from jumping to the Linux side of things via the fork of Ubuntu that I prefer from Windows 8.1 and OS X is compadibilitiy with larg software titles such as Adobe's Photoshop, Lightroom, and After Effects, Apple's Final Cut Pro, and Microsoft Office. These pieces of software are needed for my workflows, and with no decent alternative without using Wine to hack something together that may work now but not in a week is not something I, nor anyone else with time sensitive work can afford to deal with. Unitl decent alternatives are made on the Linux side of the fence, the bussness comounity, nor the creative communities can jump ship to Ubuntu or any Linux distrobution for that matter.Also on a side note, if one is willing to get their hands dirty in the command lines and in the foundation of the operating system, Windows can be just about as custiomizable as Ubuntu. The Windows 8.1 update brought back the start button and improved the start "Modern" side of Windows considerably, and thirdparty programs such as "Start is Back" brought the Start button back in full with complete customization. Ubuntu excels in some area, though as a wide spread "better" OS, it still lacks behind in terms of function, open source is nice, but it doesn't mean anything if you can't be fully productive.