Microsoft is also are putting ads in many of their applications, and in the operating system too.
It’s not surprising many Windows using are switching to Linux. If your hardware is old, and you can’t run Windows 11, this is definitely an option.
Old hardware is not the main reason to switch to Linux, if you are able to perform your tasks with the available apps.
Yes, my old build runs Linux, though it did run W/10 fine. Both benefit from improvements for efficiency as aesthetics, which I find easier to achieve via free Windows programs and minor hacks, thank God.