The last two points aren't that valid anymore when you compare it with an android/ios migration. People coming from the MS ecosystem will probably want to have

The last two points aren't that valid anymore when you compare it with an android/ios migration. People coming from the MS ecosystem will probably want to have the softs they had then, and it's most likely they'd have to look for an equivalent in the ubuntu/android/apple one, each of which sports an app market of some sort. Also, GP was talking about his retired parents, who probaby don't play games that much, or have their favorite on Windows, so it's pretty much the same issue as above, though now steam is available on linux, and there are plenty of little games available on app markets. I don't know netflix as a user (not US cit.), so can't comment much on that. I understand that before the streaming services, people used to get rented dvds by mail. It's a little bit a step back to return to that solution (if it still exists), but it's not that unbearable, imho. Of course, if said parents are computer savy, then these issues might not weight that much (VMs).