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Linux is an excellent operating system, with wide support for many types of hardware, very stable and secure, as well as having support for most file formats out of the box.
Although Linux distributions themselves aren't very problematic these days, the main issue migrating users deal with (mostly Windows users) is the fact that many Windows applications aren't ported or designed for use in Linux. Although there is plenty of support and, in most cases, there are suitable alternatives to popular Windows programs, many people feel it isn't familiar enough.
For most of those cases, Wine, the Windows compatibility layer, can run their old programs. However, when this doesn't work, since the compatibility is not yet entirely perfect, it can cause beginners trouble. Just like with a Mac, you have to learn a new and different operating system.
However, since you can dual-boot and run Windows virtually, there are many options to remedy this software availability issue.
Honestly, outside of that, there are few issues with Linux.
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