I think we’ve passed the point of simple choice for a lot of technologies now. If you expect people to stop using X, you need solutions to stop using ecosystems Y and Z, plus convince them to retrain and probably repurchase some apps.

And I somehow doubt this is considered in monopoly situations: we’re not just talking one product.

Indeed!

Typing this response from my Debian Testing system. I'm needing Windows less and less. Now that I can run Elite: Dangerous using WINE, I don't even need Windows around as a game OS. I can develop my applications in the Debian system and if needed I can boot a Windows 7 or 8 VM to produce a Windows distribution of said application (Python, PySide, Qt).

Basically, everything I need to do I can do whilst not booted into Windows. I'll keep that Windows 10 partition handy to boot, just in case. Otherwise, I'm free from its shackles.

I just did this. My options were:

1. Buy a new Lenovo laptop.

2. Buy a new Apple laptop.

I went for 2 and paid for Little Snitch and it is literally dead and works flawlessly.

Once my family’s windows 10 laptops are off (even if they’re doing nothing but charging them with lid open), my home network is silent.