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The basic difference and reason for me to have stuck with Linux for so long is that when there is a problem with Linux it is all about how much I can persevere trying to fix it. All code is there and I have the skills to fix it.

With Windows, if it doesn't work, there is a chance there simply is nothing you can do about it. There is no source code. The support people are completely useless. If you can't fiddle with it until it somehow works or find a person on the Internet that fiddled with it until it worked and they were gracious to share the solution, your only option tends to be to reinstall the entire thing and hope for the best.