content: You're mostly right, but Windows 10 brings about a whole new level of privacy invasion that hasn't been present until now. They are however going to be applying these changes to older versions of Windows (7 and 8.x) in future updates.  For anything professional, like Adobe software, or gaming I would much prefer Windows. For everyday use and my personal data, I would prefer Linux. The best solution is to set your PC up to dual boot and then just swap back and forth. It is a small hassle for a large gain in privacy and security, and honestly its no harder to operate in than Windows or Mac. I think also that between Windows and Mac now really doesn't make much of a difference when it comes to design. They both run identical programs on identical hardware, and really I think it just comes down to the end users preference on which environment they feel most comfortable operating in. I would personally rather have someone who feels comfortable in Windows vs someone who is struggling to learn Mac as their designing, or vice versa.