I am waiting for an official SteamOS Desktop release. If I am switching to Linux, I would prefer a gaming-focused PC distro that has the support of an 800lb gorilla.

If I have to migrate early, say, at the start of a 2nd American Civil War, I will probably use CachyOS. I don't expect Microsoft to be neutral or to work for the good guys.

11 IoT Enterprise LTSC, and be free from this and other M$ bullshit.

If no workaround can be found, I may finally be able to get Mrs. Erinaceus switched to Linux...

That's fine by me.

Another big reason to switch to GNU/Linux.

Even at my workplace I asked HR for permission to switch the office desktop to GNU+Linux. They required the installation of a few ~~malware~~ spyware but otherwise didn't mind.

I have been using GNU+Linux on and off since 2007 only using Windows when needed to. Now I'm fully Windows-free and intend to keep it this way.

I only use windows for gaming. If Windows somehow fucks it up so much that I can play the majority of games in Linux on Steam, then I no longer have a use for them. I don't use windows for work, and all of my normal computer use cases Linux is fully capable of, I'll basically be forced over to Ubunutu or something, with a cracked Win11 VM for new games that don't have linux releases.

I suppose linux graphic drivers and performance are still an issue, but that will surely only get better, especially as the windows desktop segment of GPU sales dries up.

OOBE doesn't sounds too much OOBE to me...