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I only have one Win 10 only and that is because of my wifes games that won't work on Linux.

I really could not care less which operating system that I am using most of the time. I sometimes run Linux in virtual machines but more for fun than anything else. I have a lot of software that I have spent decades working with that has no equivalent in Linux or would be extremely difficult to transition to. For example, one of my hobbies is designing parts to print using my 3D Printer. None of my favorite software for this runs on Linux. And it is often a problem to get Linux to run well on many types of hardware.

I get a big kick out of people here who think that they are special because they have been able to load Linux up on their computers and use an internet browser, word processor, spread sheet or some type of game on it. Congratulations to them all, but most of us have dabbled in Linux over the past 30 years or so. For various reasons Microsoft is still what most of us rely on for most tasks.

You probably didn’t see my response to humble.
I have a Degree in computer science and can pretty well get a computer to do what ever I want. Even If I have to do Assembly language to do it.
Some windows applications are just that, Windows, but If you understand the interface it really doesn’t matter.
The beauty of Linux, is it is hard to hack, as you need root authority to run executables, so Malware, viruses, and black mail is much harder to do and so most hackers don’t bother. If you aren’t computer literate I would not bother with Linux. a MAC O/S is probably the best for the vast majority of the population.

"I get a big kick out of people here who think that they are special because they have been able to load Linux up on their computers and use an internet browser, word processor, spread sheet or some type of game on it. Congratulations to them all, but most of us have dabbled in Linux over the past 30 years or so. For various reasons Microsoft is still what most of us rely on for most tasks. "

True, plus for those who want better speed and efficiency by tweaking Windows and using sold freeware for it, then there is the time it would take to learn the coding needed to come close to that level one can easily have in Windows. However, majority use is not necessarily a barometer of superiority, for as seen with the majority using the Chrome inferior browser for years now (though the increase in extensions is helping), market share use can be the result of advertising, not informed choices, as in politics.