I don't understand
"The long life of XP is due to so many being familiar with it and the cost and effort of replacing all that hardware and software and tons of inefficiency while learning."
You can have all of the features on Linux Windows users are familiar with. Things like icons, applications windows, menus, scroll bars, etc. etc. Linux runs on the same hardware Windows runs on too, and more. I am not aware of another OS that even comes close to running on all the different hardware Linux does. People install Linux on toasters and potatoes. If Linux licenses cost anything at all they're usually pretty inexpensive, so I don't see cost being an issue. Unless you need custom software written. I can't see why that costs any more on Linux than it does any other platform. You might get more portable use out of it too.
Linux is free, and if you don't like it then Linux comes with a double your money back guarantee, so how can you possibly go wrong?
It seems smarter isn't how things are often done either.
