The reason I might is, Microsoft want to push everything into the cloud and into a subscription for this or that, and I like to be able to work offline and not have to keep paying for the privilege of using my own kit. BUT. I've spent too much time in the past trying to figure out arcane commands, trying to get NDIS drivers working, reinstalling kernels, trying to get SAMBA going, and messing around with boot loaders, etc. etc. to really want to go back there again. Is linux really workable now, or do you still need to poke around in the entrails first? Anyway, are the apps really there now? Full compatibility with the MS Office suite, for instance?

I live in New Zealand - always ahead of the world... as far as time zones go, anyway!

You could use Dear Madam.