For many many years I've used two OSs side by side, Windows (various versions) and RISC OS. I like the way RISC OS does things, but the range of applications is limited, hence the need for ANother OS. I've avoided Linux because I had to use Windows at work, and reckoned frequent swapping between two OSs is confusing enough without adding a third. Although I'm now retired I am accustomed to various Windows applications, not all of which are available for Linux, hence sticking with Windows.

However it's a pain to be (more or less) forced to install a new version of Windows every so often, at significant cost, and one application that I use quite a bit is already somewhat flaky on Windows 7, and there's no later version available.

If Windows changes to subscription I may abandon it.