This post is basically to encourage people to check Linux out. What is stopping you from ditching Microsoft?
Edit: I forgot to mention this but if someone is looking for a recommendation for a Linux distribution then I'd personally recommend Manjaro KDE or just any of the popular distributions with KDE Plasma as the Desktop Environment really. Edit 2: For those who might be looking for more stability and don't need to have the most up to date software I'd recommend Kubuntu.
It's not even a matter of having to mess with stuff in some cases, e.g. BattleEye games don't work with wine or proton. If your friends want to play something like Rainbow 6 Siege, you're SOL.