@gentoobro >downsides of Linux's weak software selection
The only software selection Linux has is util-linux and all the proprietary software in "linux-firmware".

LiGNUx has far, far more software for it than windows;
https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Main_Page
https://packages.debian.org/stable/allpackages

The software selection for GNU is rock solid - for example it has the best compiler in the world (GCC), the best unit convertor in the world (GNU units), the best OS (Emacs), the best shell (GNU bash), the best coreutils, the best libc (glibc), the best encryption and openpgp program (gnupg), the best archiver (GNU tar), the best TUI library (GNU ncurses), the best postscript and pdf library (ghostscript), the most complete free font (GNU unifont), the best bootloader (GRUB), the best BIOS (GNUboot (it actually respects your freedom)) and much, much more.