If you don't have a server then you have no real reason to use Linux other than being a nerd-fecker and trying to show off in front of other nerd-feckers by having an 'indie' operating system which does nothing of great use.
Not to start an argument, but that's completely untrue. While there are a lot of fanboys that
do show off with the whole "Linux Scene", Ubuntu is an excellent operating system all on it's own. Until you've used it for more than three days as your primary operating system, I suggest you stop bad mouthing things you've probably never even thoroughly tested. Ubuntu can do everything Windows can do, sometimes better. One of the only
real problems is compatibility. Even at that, there are workarounds that make this a trivial issue for a good number of programs.