M$ arrogance and spywarish spookery REALLY annoys me - so much so that I'm seriously thinking of making this here netbox my next Linux machine.
You can do all the usual stuff straight out of the box, ie browsing/email/pix/vid/music/etc; there's no M$ bloatware or Windows spyware [or uh viruses], it's a secure operating system from the ground up, the price is right [free/contribution-based]; if you want really seriously powerful programs, like for music or video production, you're looking at paying £50-60 instead of £500-600...and oldish machines, like mine, seem to suddenly wake up and start champing at their bits [pun intended].
The only slight problem [after choosing which distribution best suits your needs - I've got
AVLinux on an old laptop and am very happy with it] is relearning how to handle files, directories, user rights & permissions - admin type stuff - in a natively secure OS.
That, and the then-fledgeling status of the OS, put me off for years, but not any more; not since M$ started pushing Win10 onto 'their' PCs, whether you want it or not. I'll still have Windows PCs, because I invested quite heavily in programs and hardware for music on that platform; but they won't be on the Net, except for dire necessities.
I confidently predict that very soon companies who don't offer Linux versions of their programs/hardware will be losing lots of sales...especially to me
"To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize" - Voltaire