Trevor wrote:

Good move, as long as you don't actually want/need any of the far greater
range of software and drivers available for Windows than any other
operating system that is.

Trevor.

Actually, there is more driver support in GNU/Linux then there ever was in
Windows, especially, with older hardware, Printers, Scanners, Motherboard
Chipsets.

as far as software is concerned, i find a great deal more usable, Safe,
Spyware-free software in my Distributions Repository.