Also switched to Linux Mint.
Having reached the limit with MS snooping I an writing this on a new ASUS Z170AR under Mint.
Wine happily runs most of the Windows programs I need. A couple of VMs allow me to have environments needed for working with some products I support.
Recommended folks, definitely worth a try. I have been using Unix and Linux on and off since Unix came from AT&T but Mint does not demand sys admin skills. I have a few friends interested in switching too after having had a play with MInt.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
