That is why I still beleive open-sourced, non-profit organizations will never be able to compete with the major powerhouses. Apple and Microsoft have the resources gained from charging high prices for their products to be able to constantly innovate and perfect their products. Ubuntu is an operating system built on the free time of developers, that does not receive the complete attention needed of a full fledged product. Ubuntu will have to change it's philosophy to be able to compete with the big powers.
There are numerous counter examples of open source software that successfully competes or dominates the competition. While Ubuntu may be a victim of its philosophy, the little you say does not convince me when Mozilla, Apache, WordPress, and even the linux derivative Android are if not #1 in their fields, at least impressive competitors. Of these I think only Android is run by a non-profit organization.
