Linux as an OS is a lot more backwards-compatible than Windows (including having better backwards-compatibility support for Windows software, via Wine, than Win

Linux as an OS is a lot more backwards-compatible than Windows (including having better backwards-compatibility support for Windows software, via Wine, than Windows itself!), and runs usably on a wider range of (x86-like) hardware. It tends to fail altogether only on low-quality hardware that, even on Windows, is only ever supported via the crappy OEM drivers you mention. ...Also, nice trick statement at the end - Windows Update is always running!