I've always advocated that it's always a personal choice, I know people that want to switch to Linux but are either gamers or use business (office) applications that LibreOffice and OpenOffice have yet to work the compatibility bugs out of. As these programs become more and more compatible we'll probably see a larger migration over to Linux. With the direction M$ seems to be going in I'll probably end up running Win 7 in a VM within Linux Mint but I'm not a teensomething raised on cell phones, notebooks and tablets, I still like my 17" laptop and huge powerful desktops with 24" monitors....... don't have to wear my reading glasses.........If those guys like Linux, fine - no problem for me.Of course they don't but the only ones I have ever had any issues with are P4s and earlier with later versions of Ubuntu and Mint and like Iamwhatiseem I've loaded both on multiple machines though with me it was for neighbors and friends without problem. I lived in a mostly Hispanic neighborhood for years and ended up being the goto guy for all their computer needs. Once they used Linux, and realized I would only charge them for installation and/or reconfiguring they loved it...... obviously. But more than that, they loved the OS, I had so many comments about how they liked it more than Windows.It´s how it is. Period. You cannot except that all OS´s will work properly on all computers.If you wanted to make a valid comparison then Ubuntu 8 or 9 would have worked better. What's funny (strange) is I have an older home built machine, Asus M4A78 Pro mobo, Phenom IIx2 with 2 gigs of RAM DDR2, which ran Ubuntu flawlessly, even 11.10 (with Unity), which I hated. Switched over to Mint and ran that for another couple of years with no problems. Right now it's dual booted with Windows 7 and Ubuntu 13.10, runs like a charm.No, Ubuntu 10.10 isn´t a 2014 OS, the MB isn´t cheap or something and you cannot conclude from Vista to Linux. Its like comparing grapes with watermelons. Its some years ago, btw.So basically what you did was take a machine that wouldn't run Vista and up without a BIOs upgrade and ran an equivalent (to Vista +) Linux distribution on that machine, probably a 64 bit as opposed to 32 bit (64 bit was unstable on older machines at that time) and that's where your making your comparison from.........?
You are aware of the scientific method..... right? One doesn't test compare grapes and watermelons to prove both are supposed to be the same thing, one tests different varieties of grapes to make valid comparisons of similar items.
Me, I'll continue to use both Win 7 and Linux, as for Win 8, not no, hell no, Win 10??????? Not sure, depends on a couple of things, one would be that they bring back the old Windows game package that ended with the introduction of Win 8, I despise their new approach and hate the available games mostly from an ascetic and play stance.
I have unetbootin that allows me to download various distros (or use already stored images) and store them directly to an USB-stick. Very easy.