This is closely linked to the issues surrounding gaming.Even if you can get your favorite games up and running, there’s a good chance you won’t be able to control the on-screen action using your existing peripherals.Microsoft itself offers live text chat and telephone support, while every PC repair shop technician in the country is familiar with the operating system and how it works.If you use Linux, you’re limited to a few specialist companies and the dedicated online forums.It’s more secure than Windows and in many ways, it’s more customizable.However, if you’re the type of user who likes to press the power button and have everything just work smoothly and without hiccups, you should give it a wide berth.Here are 10 reasons why you’re better off not using Linux. But if you’re a first-time user looking for a new Linux machine? There are well over 250 different Linux distros You’ll need to study a decent number of them before you can make an informed choice. Even in cases where Linux software is available, it often lags behind its Windows counterpart. Consider this: Windows XP, 7, 8, and 10 combined account for almost 85 percent of desktop computers in the world today. Sure, the very biggest companies can dedicate R&D money into Linux at a similar rate as Windows, but medium size companies (or individual developers) simply cannot keep up.

When a tech giant picks up Linux and runs with it — like Google and its Chrome OS — the results can be astounding.

Many games never make it to Linux for the same reason a lot of software never crosses the divide: it’s not worth the developers’ time. Steam has been working hard to port games to Linux, but it’s still a long way behind Windows.

A hardcore gamer would find life on Linux insufferable.

I’m not knocking the people that work on such drivers; they’re largely doing a great job.

But the truth is they’re often incomplete or lacking features.