Yes, let’s trash the entire Windows platform because a group of idiots code a PLATFORM AGNOSTIC ransomware app in a popular web scripting language. Bravo. That’s the way to go!
A user who is too stupid to keep Windows secure is not going to last a week using Linux.
The “entire Windows Platform” is a giant ransomware. Businesses are losing billions because they cannot escape it once they get into it. How many are still running IE6/Win7? Talk about throwbacks.