Both have pros and cons. You have to try both and decide later. I am Linux user (at home) and I've found that I don't have to maintain my home computer the way I had to maintain it when it had Windows. The maintenance of a Linux computer is easier than a Windows computer, because Linux doesn't have virus, or at least not the ammount of virus that Windows have. Windows is easy to install things, and reinstall also. Linux, is easier. To find a program? In windows you have to google it and buy the program or a free version of it. In Linux you have repositories, which are pre-configured in your installation. It's simple. You access a package manager (yum, in fedora, apt in Ubuntu) and choose the program and it starts downloading and installing it on your computer. Really easy. Regarding applications? There are thousands of applications in those repositories. From Office suites (Open Office, Libre Office, KOffice, etc), video players, games (I don't know which games you can find), development IDES (lot of IDES), 3D design (Blender, or example). All of this, free to use. On the other hand, when you have to do a particular task, you have to read and learn how can you do it in Linux. It is sure you will have to use the command line, and it is hard to start, but you will learn how to use the command line and soon you'll be a command line fan. In my personal experience, I've found that is hard to begin in Linux than Windows, but once you started both OS are usable. Regards, Diego