Technically if given the choice and broad availability almost any Linux DE is less resource intensive than Windows (and uses much less disk space) so you can sh

Technically if given the choice and broad availability almost any Linux DE is less resource intensive than Windows (and uses much less disk space) so you can shave multiple kinds of bucks off the hardware costs. There is also a real benefit to users (the kind that don't care about ethics / privacy / control of the hardware and who think they can download more ram) that Linux desktops maintain their UX very consistently. Gnome 3 changed a lot, but MATE, Cinnamon, XFCE, and LXDE all cropped up to maintain the Gnome 2 metaphor. KDE gives you the option to do almost any metaphor, but has traditionally kept the defaults the same for some ~15 years. Windows changes their task bar, start menu, system settings, browser, and file manager every other release at least.