Hello infamOus,
There are probably more Ultimate Edition versions than Windows perhaps but windows controls your computer where Linux liberates it for the users. There are also over 300 different Linux distro's geared for different purposes. A.V. linux for example is for audio-video enthusiasts, Dyne-bolic enables you to set up an Internet Radio Station, while Tails like L.P.S. lets you surf the web anonymously. Ever seen C.S.I?
Linux also has specific distros used by forensic scientists wold-wide.
Freedom of choice-it's a linux thing.
The strengh of Linux is that it can work really well on older computers and computers with minimum specs. The new "mini-computer" Raspberrry PI is a by-product of that philosophy. It has 256 mb ram but can utilise XBMC to connect your non-internet TV to the Internet without having to buy an expensive new one.
Linux = innovation!
Ultimate Edition also = innovation!
Check out Ultimate Player-all TheeMahn's own work!
Also " linux " is the " kernel " not the OS-GUI, different people use different kernel's to maximise their computers functionality. The Linux community and Linux itself, derived from a dedicated group of computer-enthusiasts who like to tinker or modify their computers to get even more control and improve on the original factory-product. Just like car-customisers/modders.This means regular upgraded kernels and when a kernel upgrades then OS's and package developers tend to write for that kernel to cover the bases.That doesn't mean you have to upgrade your kernel or OS version-number all the time, just that the option is there. it is your computer, not Microsofts!.
It's all about choice!
Now as to the U.E.variations themselves, they have different strengths and weaknesses.Some like 3.2 are more experimental while others are more " stable". So it's a trade-off.3.2, though is the first to embrace Unity and Gnome3 which are recent innovations by the base development OS Ubuntu, so Ubuntu derivatives -, of which, Ultimate Edition is, have experimented with these new options, but unlike Ubuntu itself which seems to be trying to restrict users options to Unity ,Ultimate Edition 3.2 has tried to increase/improve upon them.
Currently I am running 3.0.1 as 3.2 doesn't do what I want or suit my needs. 3.3 will probably suit me even better but I don't upgrade when a new version comes out automatically, it's about compatibility, functionality, likes and dislikes, as I said before-it is all about choice, and having the freedom to choose!
p.s If you like Gaming there is also an Ultimate Edition Gamers with a lot of pre-installed games.
All that I am or seem is but a dream within a dream.