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There’s a reason the internet runs mostly on Linux.

Because it's a good server O/S but a poor (!) workstation O/S? Anyone with even passable IT skills can keep a Windows machine running well and keep it secure. Running Windows opens up a world of programs than can only be run on Linux with difficulty...

Anyone with even passable IT skills can keep a Windows machine running well and keep it secure.

I agreed with you up until the "keep it secure" part. Without deep pockets it is *impossible* to keep Microsoft out of your data. And without considerable knowledge and effort it is difficult to keep Microsoft's business partners out of your data. Yes, you need a *good* corporate Linux guy to keep your data safe. But it is entirely possible (with a nod to the legitimate systemd concerns). I've run linux desktop since early Linux Mint 13, now running Devuan, and have never looked back.

Just my $0.02

I've been using various flavors of Ubuntu for 10 years. The only time I use windows is for a couple of auto repair software apps, one that runs my scan tool and one that has auto repair info. 99.99% of the time, I run Ubuntu, currently Kubuntu.

Office docs, any graphics operation, play/edit/create any media file, surf the web, download videos from hundreds of different websites including youtube, bitchute, rumble and most any video on a web page, email clients, unit conversion, Spotify app, VPN app, file archive of any type - not just zip, torrent client, Nextcloud desktop client, ebook library and editor, burn USB thumb drives and optical discs, full blown accounting app, screenshot tool with instant upload to imgur with url auto-copied to my clipboard. Haven't paid a dime for an OS or software in that same 10 years.

Specialized business apps like my auto repair stuff is not available but for a personal desktop, general purpose business desktop/client, it works fine. Microsoft locked up the rare use software over the decades because Gates cornered the OS market.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_adopters

Just virtualize windows. On my deb home server with multiple passthoughs I can game locally, and do rendering/cad remotely when latency isn’t an issue. On a T480 with 28 hours of screen time thanks to Arch I can access 1kw worth of processing power and never worry about the battery, or my processes ending when I shut it down.