Mint just looks like a fake OS that someone designed for a movie set or something. I can't quit put my finger on it, but it looks cheap and basic as hell. Windows 11 is very aesthetically pleasing and IMO looks nicer than OSX these days.

With Windows, I can install Steam. Once that's installed, I just install the games right from Steam. As far as my GPU goes, I just download GeForce Experience and then it pushes updated drivers to me on a regular basis that I can choose to install or not.

DirectX gets pushed out to every Windows computer with no need to manually install it, as does the .NET framework. If you need a different version of .NET, any software you install will typically warn you during installation, and even give the option to install right then and there.

I built my most recent PC about a year ago. I installed Windows and ran updates. Then I installed GeForce Experience and updated my GPU drivers. Then I installed Steam, and then installed my games of choice. No more, no less, and I was playing games in 4k 120+ FPS with zero issues or messiness.

If I were to install Nobara right now, can I just go through that exact simple process? If not, I'm not interested lol, and I'm a "techie." Good luck trying to convert your average user.

You guys always claim how great Linux is and how you're never going back to Windows, yet still dual boot with Windows. You know what I don't do with my Windows install? Dual boot to any other OS lmao.