And while I’ve worked in IT for over 40 years—lots of changes!—what you are discussing is relevant to about 1% of the population. Myself, even if I wanted to, I wouldn’t use Linux for work, not worth the compatibility issues. Just like my truck, I just want it to work without getting my hands dirty. That said, I still build my computers from parts.
Interesting.
I use Linux precisely for better compatibility. Of course, I'm a Linux sysadmin. However, our company network is MS Active Directory, and we have zero issues adding a Linux system to the AD system. Also, any office-type document is perfectly compatible with what I use. No one on a Windows machine at work knows I produce/edit docs/spreadsheets/etc on Linux.