Linux is a scientific operating system, it really was designed for the universities and government. There are endless free applications for all flavors and most all versions run incredibly well. However, the downside is it requires a heck of a lot of digging and tech skill. Documentation is poor at best for add on apps. I put it on many of my families computers who only do email, word processing and web searches and stuff like that. Perfect for them as it is much more secure and no anti virus to keep buying. However, many people just starting out with it find it very difficult for other apps they want to use. I don't but that is because I have used it many years and my degrees are all in Computer Science. In short most people are more comfortable with Windows and put up with having to purchase the software and anti virus stuff and that is a good approach also.