Comment by ho_schi

I think there are other reasons which matter.

    * what comes preinstalled
    * a weird application
    * the end

Regarding features - for users - Linux with GNOME is delivering features for decades which Windows lacks:

    * Tabs in file-browser             * fast and modern terminal (ttf-fonts, utf8, OpenGL…)
    * clear concise settings
    * maintained application repositories
    * no „desktop“ which forces me to arrange icons (WTF?)

Other consider Cortana or ChatGPT as „required“. If they think so…