The article is less than convincing. The most convincing reason for me to switch to Linux was being poor in college/grad school. The options were using Windows

The article is less than convincing. The most convincing reason for me to switch to Linux was being poor in college/grad school. The options were using Windows Vista (and, later, Windows 8) on a cheap laptop or using Ubuntu on that cheap laptop after removing Windows Vista. An Apple laptop wasn't possible. After that, I just stuck with using flavors of Ubuntu on laptops (even after buying a Macbook). Maybe the author should've pushed more "free" (as in, not $1000+) and less "freedom."