Freedom and customization. I’m a pretty laid back guy but one of the few things I’m super anal about is UI and navigation. I’m sure there’s a million reasons why windows chose the UI/UX elements it has along with its (lack of) navigation controls, but I can’t fucking stand it. With Linux I can rip the whole thing apart and rebuild it exactly how I want.

On the other hand my wife is in no way technical and just wants it to work. So I rolled mint and she has barely noticed the difference. Options are good.