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Overall a nice article. I’ve been running a dual boot XP / Ubuntu system for a few years now, with Ubuntu being the primary OS for the last two years. My email program from Windows, Agent, runs fine under WINE, so other than my annual use of Turbo Tax I really haven’t needed, or missed, Windows.

When it comes to ease of use, my 11-year-old son is as adept on his Win 8.1 laptop as he is on his Ubuntu 14.04 desktop, and he’s been able to run many of his favorite games on his Ubuntu system.

I’m curious to learn the upgrade cost for an XP user to jump to Win 10. It wouldn’t make sense to spend $100 or more for 10 when I can buy 8.1 for $90 now and get the free upgrade to 10.